Apricotbeefwithsesamenoodles Recipes

Steps:

• Toss flank steak in the cornstarch, soda, and sugar. Cut the fresh chow fun noodles to 1 1/4 inches thick. Heat the vegetable oil in wok until hot. Fry the noodles until crisp, remove and drain on paper towels. In the jar of a blender add 1 stalk lemon grass, cut into pieces, 3 kafir lime leaves, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon Thai shrimp paste, 1 shallot, sliced thin, 1/2 cup dry Thai chilies, rehydrated. Puree. Add 2 cups coconut milk. Pour out the oil from the wok. To the wok, add flank steak, 1 bunch scallions, 1 bunch asparagus, blanched and cut on the bias, and 1 tablespoon garlic, minced. Wok fry until tender, about 2 minutes. Add chili sauce. Serve the steak and asparagus on top of a bed of fried chow fun noodles piled high. Garnish with Sichuan black beans, Thai basil, 1 bunch cilantro, shaved scallions, and 5 sprigs of mint.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the broth: Place the beef bones in a large roasting pan and roast in the oven for 3 hours. Add the carrots, celery and onions, and roast 1 hour longer.
• Mix the au jus powder with the granulated garlic and 1 teaspoon water to make a heavy paste. Coat the beef roast thoroughly. Cover the roast with foil and cook along with the bones for 1 hour. Remove the foil and cook 30 minutes longer. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Place the bones and roasted vegetables in a stockpot with the beef stock. Simmer for 1 hour. Strain the bones and vegetables and discard, and then return the liquid to the pot.
• Cut the beef into 3/4-inch cubes. Add to the liquid and simmer for 30 minutes.
• For the noodles: In a large mixing bowl, stir together the 3 cups of the flour and the salt.
• In another bowl, combine 2/3 cup water, the eggs, yolks and oil. Mix, and then add to the dry ingredients.
• Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the remaining 1/2 cup flour, as needed. Cover with a towel and let rest for 10 minutes. Divide the dough in half on a lightly floured surface. Roll each half into a 12-by-12-inch square, about 1/16 inch thick. Cut into 2- to 3-inch-long strips. Toss the noodles with some flour to separate.
• Add the noodles to the beef broth and simmer for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat; cook steak, working in batches, until seared and browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer seared steak to a plate.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat and saute onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add steak to onion and pour beef stock over steak; season with bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover skillet with a lid, and simmer until steak is tender, 50 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes. Stir peas and cornstarch into steak mixture; cook uncovered until liquid thickens, about 10 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes; drain. Serve beef mixture over noodles.

Steps:

• Add oil to a large dutch oven over medium heat.
• Sprinkle the flour over the meat and toss to evenly coat cubes with flour.
• Brown half of the coated meat in hot oil. Remove from pan. Brown the remaining meat and remove. Set aside.
• In the same pan, brown the onion and garlic, adding more oil, if necessary. Drain off any excess fat. Return all meat to the pot.
• Stir in the broth, wine, marjoram, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender.
• When meat is tender, remove with a slotted spoon and set aside to cool briefly.
• In the meantime, stir noodles into broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low.
• Shred beef and add back to pot with noodles.
• Cook, uncovered, for about 30 minutes or until noodles are tender and mixture is thick. Add additional broth or water if necessary (if noodles are absorbing it all).

Steps:

• Combine the sliced beef with dried chili flakes, mustard, soy sauce and garlic (if using) refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Cook noodles according to package directions (omitting seasoning packages).
• Heat oil in large skillet, over medium-high heat, until hot.
• Add beef with marinade; stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add noodles, preserves, broth, onions, and 1 tbsp sesame seeds.
• Cook 1 minute, or until heated through.
• Top with remaining sesame seeds before serving.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown beef in oil on all sides; remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Return beef to the pan; stir in the soup, water, cream, coffee and gravy mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until meat is tender, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Add the sour cream, paprika and pepper to skillet; heat through. Drain noodles. Serve with beef.