Beef Noodle Bowl
Serves 4.
This is a quick one-dish meal, but
remember to start marinade in advance. Serve alone, or with
pickled vegetables or Kim Chee; serve with sliced fruits for dessert.
I have written this recipe using one set
of ingredients, but the variations are almost as endless as
your imagination. See suggestions for variations, below.
1-1.5 pound grassfed beef skirt steak
12 oz. soba (buckwheat) noodles
1/2 pound fresh or frozen snow peas
1/2 pound fresh or frozen asparagus
spears
1/2 cup raw or dry-roasted peanuts,
chopped
a dash of oriental chili sauce, optional
Marinade Ingredients
3 Tbs. soy sauce
3 Tbs. rice wine
2 garlic cloves, pressed or mashed
Combine marinade ingredients in a small
bowl. Trim beef of any fat. Cut beef into pieces that will fit
easily into your large skillet for cooking later. Lay pieces of
beef in a non-reactive (stainless or glass) bowl, and pour
marinade over all. Cover tightly and place in refrigerator.
Allow beef to marinate for as little as one hour, or as much as
overnight, turning occasionally.
When ready to cook and serve, cook
noodles according to package directions. Drain; set aside.
Heat a large skillet to medium. Remove
steak from marinade and pat dry, reserving marinade. Cook steak
in skillet until medium-rare, turning once. Remove steak to a
cutting board, and allow to rest for a few minutes.
Add snow peas and asparagus to skillet.
Cook to desired tenderness. Add reserved marinade and chili
sauce, if desired, then noodles. Cook and stir until heated
through. Remove pan from heat while you slice the meat thinly
across the grain.
Transfer noodles to a serving bowl and
top with meat slices. Sprinkle chopped nuts on top, or allow
guests to sprinkle nuts at the table.
Variations
beefsteak - skirt, flank, round, sirloin
tip, boneless chuck, or sirloin are all good steak choices
(marinating several hours
or overnight mixes flavors and tenderizes meat)
noodles - we made this dish with regular
spaghetti noodles when we couldn’t get soba
suggested vegetable combinations - be
creative!
sliced zucchini and onions
slicked leeks and chinese
cabbage
fresh green beans and bell
pepper slices
carrot coins and sliced
leeks
