Beef Noodles With Spicy Xo Sauce Recipes

QUICK ASIAN BEEF RAMEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Mix Sauce.
• Heat oils in a medium skillet over high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook for 1 1/2 minutes until starting to go golden.
• Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until it changes from pink to light brown.
• Add Sauce and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until well caramelised (see video).
• Push beef to the side to make enough space for the noodles. Add water, place noodles in water.
• Leave for 45 seconds then turn.
• Leave for 30 seconds, then untangle the noodles, then toss through the beef.
• Add beansprouts, toss for 1 minute until sauce reduces to coat the noodles and the noodles are cooked. (Note 7)
• Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.

EGG NOODLES WITH SWEET AND SPICY BEEF SAUCE

Steps:

• In a hot saucepan, add canola oil and caramelize chiles, garlic, ginger, beans and onions. Add hoisin, stir often and cook for 2 minutes. Add beef and deglaze with shaohsing. Turn heat down and simmer for 45 minutes. Check for seasoning.
• Cook noodles in salted water until al dente. Drain well and place in bowls. Top with cucumber, carrots and bean sprouts. Ladle on hot beef sauce.

SZECHUAN NOODLES WITH SPICY BEEF SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles; drain and keep warm.
• Pour sesame oil in pan and heat till hot. Saute onion and next 4 ingredients hot sesame oil until tender.
• Combine cornstarch and beef broth, whisking until smooth.
• Stir broth mixture, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce into onion mixture.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• Stir in ground beef.
• Toss with hot cooked pasta, and sprinkle with sliced green onions.
• Yield: 4 servings.

BEEF AND SNOW PEAS WITH XO SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Cover dried shrimp with boiling-hot water in a small bowl and soak 1 hour.
• Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan and add dried scallops (scallops should be completely submerged). Remove from heat and soak 15 minutes. Return pan to heat and simmer over low heat until scallops are soft and pale, about 15 minutes, then remove from heat and cool in cooking liquid. Transfer scallops to a bowl with a slotted spoon, reserving cooking liquid. Shred scallops into "threads" with a fork or your fingers, discarding abductor muscle (abductor will remain solid but scallop meat shreds easily).
• Drain shrimp, discarding any blemished or dark pieces, and chop very finely.
• Heat wok over moderate heat, then add oil, swirling to coat, and heat until hot but not smoking. Add onion, garlic, and chile and cook, stirring gently, until mixture stops steaming, about 3 minutes.
• Add shrimp, scallops, ham, and black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add reserved scallop cooking liquid and simmer over low heat until slightly darkened and most of liquid is evaporated (leaving only oil), 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer sauce to a bowl and cool. Wipe wok clean.
• Make beef and snow peas:
• Toss beef with rice wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and pepper in a bowl until well coated, then marinate 15 minutes.
• Heat wok over high heat until smoking, then add 1/2 tablespoon oil, swirling to coat, and heat until smoking. Add half of beef and cook, turning over once, until browned, about 1 minute total, then transfer to a clean bowl. Add another 1/2 tablespoon oil and repeat with remaining beef.
• Pat snow peas dry if necessary. Wipe wok clean and heat until hot but not smoking, then add remaining tablespoon oil, swirling to coat. Add snow peas carefully (oil may splatter) and stir-fry until bright green, about 1 minute. Add XO sauce and stir-fry until snow peas are coated. If mixture seems dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons water. Cover wok and cook snow peas until crisp-tender, about 1 minute.
• Add beef with any juices accumulated in bowl and stir-fry until beef is heated through and sauce is thickened, about 1 minute.
• *Available at Kam Man Food Products (212-571-0330).