Vietnamese Hot and Spicy Stir-fry Beef and Chinese Noodles
If you are looking for amazing and easy beef stir fry recipes why not dip into some Vietnamese cuisine. This Vietnamese Hot and Spicy Stir-fry Beef and Chinese Noodles hosts a tasty blend of Pacific-rim flavors.
Notes
Lemongrass is the secret to the flavor in this hot and spicy beef. It adds a tang like that of lemon or lime and is one of the most important spices in Thai cooking. It looks a little like a scallion with long, thin, green-gray leaves and a lighter bulb at the tip. Grated lemon rind can be used instead.
It will take several minutes to prepare the ingredients for this meal, but only a few minutes to cook them. This dinner is cooked in 5-7 minutes.
Helpful Hints:
- Diced fresh onions can be found in the produce section of the supermarket.
- Remove woody, outer leaves of lemongrass before slicing. Cut the pale inner leaves and bulb into thin slices.
- Prepare all ingredients for beef and noodle dishes before starting to stir-fry.
- To save cleaning time, make stir-fry beef, transfer to a plate, and use the same wok for the noodles. You don’t need to wash the wok between uses.
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Serves2
Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time7 min
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- olive oil spray
- 1/2 cup fresh diced onion
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 cup lemongrass, bulb end only, or grated lemon rind from 1 lemon
- 6 ounces beef tenderloin steak, cut into 1/2-inch by 2-inch strips
- 3 tablespoons broken walnuts
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- For Chinese Noodles and Snow Peas:
- 3 ounces Chinese noodles
- 2 cups frozen snow peas, thawed
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
For Vietnamese Hot and Spicy Stir-fry Beef:
- Mix tomato paste, hot pepper sauce, water and ginger together and set aside.
- Heat a wok or skillet over high heat, and spray with olive oil spray.
- Add onion, garlic and lemongrass (or lemon rind) and stir-fry 1 minute.
- Add meat and stir-fry 2 minutes.
- Add sauce and mix a few seconds. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with walnuts and salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
For Chinese Noodles and Snow Peas:
Microwave method:
- Place noodles in a microwave-safe bowl and add 1/2 cup water. Cover and microwave on high 3 minutes.
- Add snow peas and add sesame oil and salt and pepper to taste. Remove to two dinner plates and serve meat on top.
Stove top method:
- Bring a large saucepan filled with water to a boil.
- Add noodles, cook 1 minute. Add snow peas and drain. Add salt and pepper to taste. Toss with sesame oil.
- When meat is removed from wok, add sesame oil to wok and then the noodles and snow peas. Stir-fry 1 minute.
- Transfer to dinner plates, and serve beef on top.
