Korean Beef And Noodles

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 8 ounces beef eye round, trimmed and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons sambal oelek or 2 teaspoons thai chili paste
• 1/2 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• cooking spray
• 1 (3 3/4 ounce) package uncooked cellophane noodles
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about 6 ounces mushrooms)
• diagonally sliced green onion
• julienne-cut carrot
• 1 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach
• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 to prepare beef, sprinkle cornstarch over beef; toss to combine. add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and next 4 ingredients (1 tablespoon soy sauce through 3 garlic cloves); toss well to coat. cover and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• 2 heat a large nonstick skillet or wok coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. add beef mixture; stir-fry 3 minutes or until done. remove mixture from pan. cover and keep warm.
• 3 to prepare noodles, pour boiling water over noodles; let stand 10 minutes or until tender. drain and rinse with cold water. drain. snip noodles several times with kitchen shears.
• 4 to prepare vegetables, wipe skillet or wok clean with paper towels. heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil and vegetable oil in pan over medium-high heat. add red pepper and 5 garlic cloves; stir-fry 30 seconds. add mushrooms, onions, and carrot; stir-fry 3 minutes. add half of spinach; stir-fry 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. add remaining spinach; stir-fry 2 minutes or until spinach wilts.
• 5 reduce heat to medium-low. add beef mixture and noodles to pan, stirring well to combine. combine 1/3 cup soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil, stirring with a whisk. drizzle over noodle mixture; stir well to combine. cook over medium-low heat 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated. sprinkle with sesame seeds.