Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan Noodles serves 4

Ingredients

1 lb ground pork, cooked (about 2 cups)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 

1 10-ounce package rice stick noodles

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1/2 cup chopped green onions, plus additional green onions for garnish

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

6 tablespoons soy sauce

½ cup chicken broth

¼ cup dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce

4 teaspoons cornstarch

½ cup water

Directions 

1. Brown pork.

2. Prepare the noodles following the directions on the package; typically boil for 3 to 5 minutes in 8 to 10 cups boiling water.

3. Make sauce by heating oil over medium heat in a saucepan or wok. Add garlic, green onion, red pepper flakes, and saute for just a few seconds, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add soy sauce, chicken broth, brown sugar and chile-garlic sauce. Combine the cornstarch with ½ cup water and stir it into the sauce. Simmer sauce for about 2 minutes or until it thickens.

4. When sauce is thick, add the pork and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. 

5. Add cooked noodles to sauce, mix well. serve immediately. Optional: garnish with julienned cucumber on one side, bean sprouts on the other.

*can subsitute chicken for pork. Just suate chicken in oil until cooked. Then mince chicken breasts.(about 2 breasts) 

Spicy Beef Broccoli Stir Fry

Spicy Beef Broccoli Stir Fry serves 8

Ingredients

• 1 small flank steak (2 to 2-1/2 lb.)
• 6 Tbs. soy sauce
• 2 Tbs. dry sherry
• 2 Tbs. cornstarch
• Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 lbs. broccoli crowns, cut into 2-inch florets (to yield about 8 heaping cups)
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup canola or peanut oil
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 4-inch piece ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
• 1/2 tsp. red chile flakes
• 4 Tbs. oyster sauce
• 1-2 Tbs. garlic chili paste

• Directions
• Bring 2 quarts water with 2 tsp. kosher salt to a boil.
• Slice the steak in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into thin slices.
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•  In a medium bowl, stir 2 Tbs. of the soy sauce with the sherry, cornstarch, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add the steak, toss to coat, and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blanch the broccoli in the boiling water until it softens to a tender crunch, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and then rinse under cold water until the broccoli cools. Add green onions to broccoli. 
• Stir together the oyster sauce, garlic chili paste and the remaining 2 Tbs. soy sauce; set aside. Set a large, heavy skillet or a large wok over high heat for 1 minute. Pour in 4 Tbs. of the oil and, when it starts to shimmer, add the beef. Cook the beef, stirring frequently, until it loses most but not all of its raw color, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a meduim bowl. Add the remaining 4 Tbs. oil and the garlic, ginger, chile flakes, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the broccoli and cook, stirring to incorporate any browned bits on the bottom of the pan, until the broccoli warms through, about 1 minute. 
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• Stir in the beef, the oyster sauce, garlic chili paste and the remaining 2 Tbs. soy sauce; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Serve immediately.

• I serve over rice but noodles are fun too.  Enjoy!!