Skip to main content

Ginger beef Stirfry -chowmein

Celiacs means no wheat, no wheat means nothing containing wheat. This means no food at a regular Chinese restaurant. No spicy vermicelli with crunchy vegetables and salty broth and no ramen noodles with that dark secret sauce. It is so hard especially if you love Asian cuisine, or are an Asian who loves Asian cuisine. I am a chow mien enthusiast. Its a complete meal for me as a pizza would be for some ;) Here is a recipe that will make you forget the best of the best chow mien that you had.

I never used to marinate protein for the stir-fry but it makes a lot of difference. I pounded the beef strips to help them get tender. I also cooked them for total 2 minutes. Green onions, garlic and soya sauce are three ingredients that would make any dish Asian inspired.

Ingredients:
(Marinate)
300 grams Beef strips
4 tbsp soya sauce
1/2 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1/4 black pepper
2 tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp sugar (caramelises the beef quicker)

Noodles
3 handfulls. I read that rice pasta needs to soak in hot water rather then be cooked in it. I let them soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Leave them a little al Dante. Have this ready before you start your stir-fry.

Stir-Fry
2 green onions
1/2 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp julienne ginger
1/2 crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 five spice
1/4 cup gf soya sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp cornflour mixed in cold water
1/2 cup carrots
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup green pepper
1/2 cup red pepper
1/2 cup water
2 green chiles
1/4 cup oil


Marinade the beef in everything for at least an hour. In a wok, 1 tbsp of  oil and cook the beef on high heat for 20 seconds on each side. Get the beef out of the wok on a plate. Place the wok on a different burner so you do not burn anything you add. Add tbsp of oil, garlic, green onions, crushed red pepper and sautee on medium heat for a minute, add fresh ginger and then add the soya sauce and water. Let it cook for a minute add the vegetables, let them cook for three minutes and then add corn flour mix. Add Noodles and rest of the oil, stir-fry with a flat utensil. If the noodles brown that is  good. Add the beef strips right at the end. Cook for 30 seconds and serve right away, as the beef and vegetables will get over cooked if it stays on the stove for extra 10 mins.



Beef strips marinated in soya sauce, garlic, ginger, black pepper, crushed red pepper and sugar
Rice noodles-Soaked in Hot water


few of the sauce spices
Fresh vegetables
I love this part of stir fry, you feel like a chef
spicy, ginger beef with loads of vegetables

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Seafood near Ajman Beach

Ajman city  Raw fresh Seafood Buffet The food was delicious and I love the appetizers that come on the side, hummus, Baba Ganoush, Pickled vegetables, arugala and whole tomatoes. Just fresh and healthy start to a delicious meal. I wanted to have fresh seafood and my brother suggested this beautiful small place right across from the beach, in Ajman city. We chose fresh seafood pieces from a buffet style table. The drive there was beautiful and i was amazed by the architecture of this city that reflected the persian style and boats added a mystical charm. I recommend to give this city a try whenever you visit UAE. Sides that are usual in any arabic restaurant Garlic chile mussels, prawns and calamari Grilled garlic lemon fish Sunset at the beach So close :) View from Seafood
Post a Comment
Read more
I was in third grade, and we were sitiing in peshawer AC flats and were having lunch in our long two doorway dining room. The table cloth was striped yellow, blue and white. My mom served us spinach and like any other kid i started playing with a little left over. I would squeeze it in my hand and drink the broth that would come out. I did not have spinach for 6 years after that incident . Then one day, my mom cooked Palak chicken for a party and i had some with white rice and some plain yougurt. I re-discovered the yummiest vegetable known to me! I cooked today thinking how easy it is nowadays to cook palak. FrozenPackets of vegetables make our lives so easy. I started with half a cup sliced red onion with 2 table spoons of oil in a pan. Then i made 2 tsps of ginger and garlic paste (mush it up) and added to the onion when they turned light brown on medium high heat. Then i added two chicken breast cut in cubes and sauteed them with onion, garlic and ginger and added the following spi...
2 comments
Read more

Not your regular Potato Cutlets.

Ingredients: 5 cups of boiled potatoes (mashed by fork) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cayenne powder 1 tsp red chili crushed 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp crushed cumin 1 tsp crushed coriander seeds 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1/2 cup cilantro 4 chopped green chilies 1 cup cubed mozzarella 1 tbsp lime juice Method: -Boil and peel potatoes. -Mash as much as you can -Add all the ingredients and mix them well -Mold the cutlets and add 1 cube of cheese in every mold. -Fry the cutlets on medium high heat to give it a nice brown crust on both sides. Taste before you make cutlets so you can add more spices if you like :) Ask away any questions if you have about this recipe.
2 comments
Read more