Chinese-Style Peanut Noodles with Seared Beef

Name: Chinese-Style Peanut Noodles with Seared Beef
Yield: Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients: Red pepper flakes, ½ teaspoon; Green onions, 4, minced; Boneless beef top sirloin, ¾ lb (375 g), trimmed, halved lengthwise, and partially frozen; Fresh ginger, 2 tablespoons minced; Asian sesame oil, 1½ teaspoons plus 2 tablespoons; Fresh cilantro, ¼ cup chopped; Gluten-free tamari, 5 tablespoons (3 fl oz/80 ml); Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; Large red bell pepper, 1, halved lengthwise and seeded, then halved crosswise and cut into very thin slices; Vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon; Sugar, 1¾ teaspoons; Balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons; Creamy old fashioned–style peanut butter, ⅓ cup (4 oz/125 g); Gluten-free spaghetti, 10 oz (315 g) (I like Schar)

Preparation info

Makes
4
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Weeknight Gluten Free

By Kristine Kidd

Published 2013

About

We hosted two exchange students from China last summer, and noodles made them happier than anything else I cooked during their three-week stay. Here is the dish we came up with together for a dinner party.

Ingredients

Boneless beef top sirloin, ¾ lb (375 g), trimmed, halved lengthwise, and partially frozen
Gluten-free t

Dinner
Spicy
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Cut the beef across the grain into ¼-inch (6-mm) slices. In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the tamari and ¾ teaspoon of the sugar and stir to dissolve. Mix in half of the green onions, 1½ teaspoons of the sesame oil, and a generous amount of black pepper. Add the beef and stir to coat. Set aside.
In a food processor, combine the peanut butter, ginger, vinegar