Better-than-Take-Out Asian Beef Noodles
Better-than-Take-Out Asian Beef Noodles
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 45
- Serving: 6
Instead of take-out or eating out, use a few veggies, some ground beef and raid your stash of condiments to cook up this smoky, spicy-sweet noodle dish. Tip: Cut the veggies and whisk up the simple sauce the night before so you get dinner on the table as fast as take out. Recipe adapted from the original developed by Life with Fariha.
Ingredients
3 green onions, green part cut into sticks and white part cut into rounds
2 tbsp (30 mL) canola or sunflower oil, divided (approx)
1 onion, sliced
1 tbsp (15 mL) EACH garlic paste and ginger paste
½ lb (250 g) Lean Ground Beef
1 tbsp (15 mL) smoked paprika
2 cups (500 mL) sliced cremini mushrooms
1 sweet red pepper, cut into thin strips
1 pkg (400 g) pre-cooked egg noodles
Sauce
2 tbsp (30 mL) granulated sugar
3 tbsp (45 mL) sweet chilli sauce
2 tbsp (30 mL) EACH oyster sauce, soy sauce and ketchup
1 tbsp (15 mL) sriracha
Directions
- Cut green parts of green onions into 2-inch (5 cm) lengths and thinly slice white parts; set both aside separately.
- Heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the oil over medium-high heat in a large, deep skillet. Cook onion and white part of green onions, stirring, for about 3 minutes or until starting to soften. Add garlic paste and ginger paste; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add ground beef and smoked paprika; cook, stirring often and using back of spoon to break up meat into small chunks, for 10 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add remaining oil to pan; cook mushrooms, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until softened. Push to one side of the pan; add red pepper to other side and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender crisp. Add vegetables to bowl with beef; set aside.
- Add a little more oil to pan, if necessary. Cook reserved green onions for 1 to 2 minutes or until wilted. Transfer to a separate bowl; set aside.
- Meanwhile, cook egg noodles in a pot of boiling water according to package directions until hot. Drain and set aside.
- Sauce: Whisk together sugar, sweet chilli sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, sriracha and ½ cup (125 mL) water in a bowl. Pour into skillet and bring to a boil. Boil until thickened.
- Add noodles and beef with vegetables to sauce and toss to combine and reheat. Garnish with green onions.
