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Bejiing Style Noodles

This recipe goes under different names. But whatever you call it, it is a straightforward dish. It has ultra-savory meat sauce, which goes over lomein noodles. The best part is that it is garnished and tossed with fresh, slivered vegetables.
Servings 4

Equipment

  • A heavy skillet or a wok works for making this noodle dish.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Lomein needles (or eight oz. Fettuccini cooked according to packet directions.
  • 8 oz ground beef
  • light pinch baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • ½ English cucumber julienned ( cut in strips)
  • 6 oz. bean sprouts
  • 1 bunch green onions separate green and white for divided use
  • 3 tablespoons white miso
  • 2 tablespoons Hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 5 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ inch fresh ginger root, minced
  • 5 shitake mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or peanut oil

Instructions
 

  • Add ground beef, 1/8 teaspoon baking soda, and two teaspoons water in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
  • 1. Add ground beef, 1/8 teaspoon baking soda, and two teaspoons water in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
  • Separate the green and white parts of the scallions. Cut the green part of the scallion on an angle and place it on a platter along with bean sprouts and julienned cucumber to garnish the finished dish to serve.
  • Put the cut-up white parts of the scallions in a food processor. Add garlic, ginger, and mushrooms and process them for use as aromatics.
  • In a saucepan, heat one tablespoon of oil. Add the meat and chopped aromatics and cook stirring until the water cooks out. 
  • Add the prepared sauce and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook lomein noodles in boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes (or fettuccini noodles according to packet directions). Meanwhile, cook fettuccini noodles according to packet directions. Toss cooked noodles with the sauce. Arrange the vegetable around the pasta. When ready to eat, toss everything together and serve. When ready to eat, toss everything together and serve. 
  • When ready to eat, toss everything together and serve.