Szechuan Beef Noodles With Scallions Sesame Seeds Recipes

TINGLY SZECHUAN PEPPER BEEF NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil, salt it, add the noodles and cook until al dente. Drain.
• While the pasta is working, in a large skillet, heat the oil, 3 turns of the pan, over high heat until smoking. Pat the ground beef dry with a paper towel, then crumble it into the hot oil.
• Add the onion, chile, garlic, ginger, szechuan pepper and five-spice powder to the beef. Stir-fry until the onion is slightly softened, 2 minutes.
• Add the noodles to the beef mixture. Stir in the tamari (or liquid amino). Remove from the heat and toss with the lettuce and scallions. Serve with the chili oil (or sriracha).

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.

SZECHUAN BEEF WITH SZECHUAN NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. For the noodles Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the noodles according to directions. Drain. Mix the ingredients for the chili oil together. Mix the ingredients for the sauce together in a separate dish. Place the chili oil in a large skillet. Add the noodles. Cook 1 minutes. Stir in the sauce ingredients and cook another 1 minute. Top with peanuts before serving.
• 2. For the Beef Mix the sauce ingredients together and set aside. Add oil to a wok or skillet. Stir in the garlic and ginger cook 1 minutes. Stir in the scallions and beef cook 1 minute stirring continually to get a medium rare on the meat. Add the Shaoxing wine and let it evaporate into the meat.
• 3. Serve the meat over the noodles.

DAN-DAN MEIN (SZECHUAN SESAME SAUCE NOODLES)

Steps:

• Make the ginger-garlic water.
• Fry the Red-Pepper flakes in oil. This creates smoke if done in a frying pan, so cover it up or else do it with less oil in the microwave. Just buy the pre-made pepper flakes in oil at the Chinese supermarket to save a step.
• Chinese sesame paste (ji ma jiang) or Middle-Eastern tahini sauce is normally used. Peanut butter may be substituted if you can't find sesame paste. It's not the same, but it'll do.
• Pre-ground Szechuan peppercorns *might* be available at the Chinese supermarket. I haven't looked for it because I make it myself. It's called "Hua jiao fen". The peppercorns are called "Hua jiao".
• Each person can assemble their own noodles using the below toppings. A mound of shredded cucumbers makes it even more delicious.
• 1 serving noodles.
• 1-2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Water.
• 2 tsp chili flake oil.
• 2 tbsp sesame paste.
• 1 tbsp scallions.
• 1 big pinch roasted Szechuan peppercorn powder.
• Add soy sauce, 1/2 tsp black rice vinegar, and sugar to taste. Add one tbsp shredded Szechuan preserved vegetables or a mound of cucumbers. The Szechuan vegetables is the authentic way --.
• Bon appetit or "Duo chi".