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Rice Noodles with Beef & Mint
My husband just brought to my attention last week how lush the mint plants have gotten in the backyard and brought me a couple of leaves to smell. I haven’t gotten that fresh aroma out of my system and I just had to come up with something to cook it with. This recipe came about based on what I had in my pantry and what I knew would appeal to both my meat eating husband and noodle loving daughter.
They both loved this dish! I did too. The mint was a refreshing addition and it brought back just the right hint of summer and freshness to this dish.
- 1 lb. lean Beef, cut into thin strips
- 1 lb. lean Beef, cut into thin strips
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- ¼ cup Rice Wine Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
- 2 Tbsp. Lemon or Lime juice
- 2 Tbsp. Soy
- ½ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 Tbsp. Sugar
- 3 Tbsp. Fish Sauce
- 3 Tablespoons Oil
- 8 oz. Rice Noodles
- 3-4 sprigs of Mint, julliened
- 1 Carrot, julliened
- ½ large Onion, sliced thin
- Cut up the beef into thin strips and mix with all the marinade ingredients. Let it sit for at least 30 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.
- Place the rice noodles in a bowl of hot water to soften. It will become soft in about 20-30 minutes. Pour out the hot water so as not to overcook the noodles and make them soggy.
- Mix the cooking sauce and set aside.
- Heat up a wok or heavy bottomed skilled until it is scorching hot. Pour in a tablespoon of oil and when it is smoking, put half of the beef to sear. Quickly stirfry for a minute of two until the beef is cooked through. Remove the beef from the wok and repeat the process with the remaining half.
- Heat up another tablespoon of oil and add the carrots and onions. Stirfry for a minute and add the noodles. Stir it around for a couple of minutes to warm through and get cooked a bit. It shouldn’t require a long cooking time as the pre-soaking would have cooked it enough.
- Add the beef mixture back in with the noodles and stir in half of the fresh mint and half of the cooking sauce. Reserve the rest for garnish.
- Stir fry until everything is well blended and looking delicious. 2-3 minutes.
- To serve, sprinkle more mint on top and the cooking sauce on the side for each person to adjust their seasoning.
Written by Jeanette Moore (JMom)
I am a terrible housekeeper but I do love to cook so it all evens out in the end. I like to try new recipes that I think my family will like. However, I am not one to follow all recipes to the letter. I tend to tweak and change the recipes based on what I have on hand and how I am feeling at the time. Feel free to share your versions, I just might try it out next time I make the dish again.
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Great recipe.. I love to try this out! Rice Noodles with beef and mint looks like a perfect combination. Thanks for sharing…
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This recipe is really good to eat..Very healthy and a lot of people will appreciate this..Thanks for sharing this recipe to us..Its good for the holiday season..
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Wonderful recipe! I love cooking occasionally for my mom. I guess she will love this. Thanks for sharing.
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Looks like my sort of food, we eat quite a lot of Chinese food and this fits into that bracket nicely.
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