Sunny's Take Home Steak and Garlic Noodles

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 2 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Active: 30 min
One of the best things about a great meal out is having a few leftovers to take home and reimagine in the kitchen. I have made croquettes from mashed potatoes and fried leftover mac and cheese from the best restaurants. This is one of my quick fixes for take home steak. I found this unique sugar and oil technique from a Vietnamese chef online and have used it as the beginning of many sauces since. It adds a rich depth of flavor, and despite being part sugar, it doesn't make this or any savory dish too sweet. It's a nice balance, and worth adding to your repertoire.
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Ingredients

Steak:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

8 to 10 ounces cooked rare rib eye steak, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips

Sauce:

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup oyster sauce

1/4 cup chopped red onion

8 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 cups beef stock

2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

8 to 10 ounces thick, hand-pulled noodles, cooked according to their packaging instructions

2 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias

Directions

  1. For the steak: In a large pan with straight sides on medium heat, add the oil, bell pepper and steak. Cook the steak to warm up and to the desired doneness, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the peppers and steak to a plate, leaving the fat in the pan.
  2. For the sauce: In the same pan, add the sugar and cook until the mix has a deep brown color and begins to smoke, about 30 seconds. Quickly add the oyster sauce, onion, garlic, beef stock and vinegar. Cook until slightly thickened, about 8 minutes.
  3. Add the noodles and move them around to coat. Serve with the steak, peppers and scallions over the top.

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RaeRae

Hubby and I really enjoyed this recipe using left over steak and wide noodles. It was delicious as written but next time I will add a little corn starch and soy sauce to the liquid. I always enjoy Sunny's recipes!

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