Szechuan beef with dan dan noodles
Recipe by2 rib eye steaks
250g egg noodles (1 nestle per person)
ginger (grated)
spring onions chopped
garlic crushed
chilli peppers
Szechuan pepper corns crushed in pestle and mortar
coriander
Chinese five spice
salt, pepper
olive oil
soy sauce
bean sprouts (optional)
bunch of sprouting broccoli
2-3 young bok choy
pack of sugarsnap peas
black bean sauce
few juicy limes
dash of sesame oil
chilli oil (optional)
honey
Prep. Time → 10 min
Cook Time → 30 min
1. Take your steaks out of the fringe for at least 30 min before cooking. grind 2 tbsp szechuan pepper with pestle and mortar. Sprinkle some on steaks. Season with salt, pepper and loads of chinese five spice dressed with oil olive and pat it in to create coating. Once its done leave it aside to marinate. Put rest of szechuan pepper into 4 bowls
2. Grate tsp of ginger, tsp chilli and mix it with crushed garlic clove, bit olive oil and some lime juice. Thats the dressing for resting steaks
3. Put griddle pan on hob and heat it to full. Boil water (with some salt) in pan for vegetables. Into boiling water put sprouting broccoli, sugarsnap peas and cut in half bok choy (stems down), keep it on simmer for few minutes.
4. Start frying your steaks. About 2 min on each side for medium rare
5. Smear black bean sauce onto big serving plate drizzle with sesame oil. once its cooked but still crunchy lay on plate and drizzle with lime juice and oil olive and some fresh coriander.
6. Put noodles in vegetable water and boil it until done.
7. Add some soy sauce into bowls, some of the crushed garlic, spring onions.
Put noodles straight from boiling water (dont drain we need some broth in it) dress with coriander leaves and bean sprouts. add lime juice and chilli oil.
8. Smear resting steaks with chilli, garlic paste and angle slice it. serve on chopping board.
main courses May 29, 2013 19:27
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