Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Sesame Beef Noodle Salad

I wrapped up the week cooking from PW's book with this tasty dish. Now that I've made this meal I would say it would be a great meal to make on a Sunday afternoon and use it for your lunches during the work week. It's pretty simple actually once you prep everything and grill the steak. PW uses Ponzu sauce which is kind of a citrusy soy sauce but I didn't have any so I substituted low sodium soy sauce. Make sure you don't over cook the steak otherwise it will be tough and not as delicious as it could be. I also used a top sirloin steak but I'm sure you can use any cut of lean steak that you like. Instead of lighting up the grill, I just used a grill pan with the grated side facing up.

Sesame Beef Noodle Salad


ingredients
• 8 oz asian noodles such as udon
• 1/8 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 1/2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp hot chili oil
• 2 tbsp canola oil
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced (only use white & light green parts)
• 1 1/2" sirloin steak (mine was pretty thick)
• 1 cup cilantro leaves

directions

1.  Mix the soy sauce, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, hot chili oil, canola oil and 1/8 cup water in a large bowl. Reserve 2-3 tbsp of the dressing and pour in plastic bag.

2.  Grill the steak until medium rare, 2-3 minutes per side. Note: Cooking time will depend on the thickness of your steak. Remember the meat will still cook as it rests on the plate. Let steak rest for 5-10 minutes at room temperature. Add the steak to the plastic bag and let marinate in fridge for 2-3 hours. Slice the steak thinly against the grain.

3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles according to the package instructions.

4. Toss the cooked noodles with the rest of the dressing, then toss in the cilantro leaves. Serve in shallow bowls and lay strips of steak on top along with some sliced green onions.

It's really an interesting combination of Asian flavors in a bowl... the cold noodles and steak make this a really delicious salad and I would make this meal again. 

Enjoy!

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