Szechuan Noodles With Spicy Beef Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 bunches green onions sliced and separated into white and greenends
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 1/2-1 1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper ( start off with just alittle and work your way up)
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons Carbquick
  • 3/4 cup no salt added  beef broth
  • 1/3 cup Homemade Hoisin Sauce 
    • Ingredients
      • 4 tablespoons sodium reduced soy sauce
      • 2 tablespoons PB2
      • 1 tablespoon Splenda
      • 2 teaspoons seasoned cider vinegar
      • 1 garlic clove, finely minced
      • 2 teaspoons sesame seed oil
      • 1 teaspoon Frank’s hot sauce (more or less to taste)
      • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
    • Directions
      • Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
      • Mix with a whisk until well blended.
  • 2 tablespoons sodium reduced soy sauce
  • 2 packages Shiritaki noodles cooked as per direction

Directions

  • Brown ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles; drain and keep warm.
  • Pour sesame oil in pan and heat till hot.
  • Sauté white ends of onion and next 3 ingredients in the hot sesame oil until tender.
  • Combine Carbquick and beef broth, whisking until smooth.
  • Stir broth mixture, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce into onion mixture.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring constantly 1 minute.
  • Stir in ground beef.
  • Toss with hot cooked noodles, and sprinkle with green ends of onions.

Credit:  Deb Spence

 

 

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