Spicy Szechuan Beef Noodles

Ingredients

• Salt

  Table

  1 tbsp or 18g

• Chinese noodles

  Chow mein

  2 cup or 90g

• Vegetable oil

  Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)

  3 tbsp or 42g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Organic Shredded Carrots

  Freshdirect

  ¾ cup or 85g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  1 tbsp or 1g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 clove or 12g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Szechuan Pepper Sauce

  GFS

  ⅔ tbsp or 12g

• Chinese Five Spices

  Dynasty

  1 tsp or 2g

• Tamari

  San-J

  5 ⅜ tbsp or 97g

• Green beans

  Snap beans, raw

  1 oz or 28g

• Sauce, hot chile, sriracha

  1 tsp or 5g

Directions

1. Cook the noodles in salted boiling water according to direction on package. Drain.
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet or wok, heat the olive oil over high heat until smoking. Turn to coat pan.
3. Add the beef, and cook, breaking up into smaller chunks, for 3 minutes.
4. Add the onion, chile, garlic, ginger, Szechuan pepper, and five-spice powder to the beef.
5. Cook until onion is softened and beef is cooked through, about 2 to 4 minutes longer. Add the carrots and green beans and cook until crunchy.
6. Add the noodles to the beef and veggie mixture. Stir in the tamari sauce.
7. Remove from heat and toss.
8. Serve with additional chili sauce on the side.