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Beef With Rice Noodles and Fermented Black Beans

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Sliced beef and fresh rice noodles are seasoned with savory Chinese black beans in this easy stir-fry.

Ingredients:

  • 16 ounces fresh rice noodles
  • 8 ounces beef, very thinly sliced (1/16 inch thick) across the grain
  • Marinade:
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon rice wine (or dry sherry)
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 5 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil
  • Other:
  • Vegetable or peanut oil for stir-frying, as needed
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger
  • 1/2 tablespoon thinly sliced green onions (spring onions, scallions)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon fermented black beans (soaked in water for 20 minutes and drained)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon MSG (monosodium glutamate)
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons water

Preparation:

1. Rinse the rice noodles in boiling water and drain.
2. Marinate the beef for 1 hour in the marinade ingredients.
3. Heat the wok and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the ginger. Stir-fry for a few seconds, then add the beef. Stir-fry the beef for 20 seconds, or until the color changes. Add the green onion, garlic, and the fermented black beans.
4. Add the noodles, heat and then add the salt, MSG, sugar, black pepper, sesame oil and the cornstarch slurry. Stir for another minute and serve hot.

This recipe was submitted by Larry Pitts, who notes that you can also add dried chiles or chili paste if desired.

Nutritional Breakdown (based on 3 servings and using whole milk) Each serving contains: Calories 335, 39 g Carbohydrates, 26.9 g Protein, 4.3 g Total Fat, 1.4 g Saturated Fat, 0.4 g Fibre
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