Name: Chinese Spicy Beef and Noodles
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: egg noodles (dry); round steaks; white onions; scallions; mung bean sprouts; soy sauce (regular); granulated sugar; white pepper (dry); cornstarch; olive oil; hoisin sauce; cayenne pepper

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55 minutes

4 servings

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dairy-free

gluten-free

(?)

Has gluten from:

egg noodle (dry)
soy sauce (regular)
hoisin sauce

kid friendly

has meat

(?)

Has meat from:

round steak

has pasta

(?)

Has pasta from:

egg noodle (dry)

has seafood

mediterranean

vegan

(?)

Not vegan due to:

round steak

vegetarian

(?)

Not vegetarian due to:

round steak

pescatarian

(?)

Not pescatarian due to:

round steak

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

granulated sugar
cornstarch

This recipe has no customizations.

Nutrition to Balance

This recipe has Sodium as 143% (as a percentage of RDA).

You'll likely need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 0.6% of RDA
• Calories: 50.9% of RDA
• Carbs: 38.8% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 51.7% of RDA
• Fiber: 56.5% of RDA
• Fructose: 1.1% of RDA
• Protein: 59.8% of RDA
• Sodium: 143% of RDA
• Sugar: 36.2% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 21.1% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 49.2% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 10.2% of RDA
• Iron: 0.3% of RDA
• Magnesium: 63.3% of RDA
• Manganese: 31.7% of RDA
• Niacin: 57.2% of RDA
• Potassium: 42.1% of RDA
• Zinc: 64.3% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.

Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

107

Calories

1018

Fiber

15.8

Iron

0.057

Protein

67.2

Sodium

1933

Sugars

11.3

Fat (total lipid)

31.6

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

Substitutions

package

egg noodle (dry)

round steak

cut into slivers.

whole

white onion

sliced into half crescent moons.

whole

scallions

green part only, chopped.

1 1/2

cups

mung bean sprouts

snap pea in Stir-fried Rice Noodles With Crimini Mushrooms, Garlic, and Ginger

tbsp

soy sauce (regular)

divided.

low-sodium soy sauce in Wide rice noodles with beef marinated in low-sodium soy sauce.

tbsp

granulated sugar

divided.

1/2

tsp

white pepper (dry)

tbsp

cornstarch

tbsp

olive oil

divided.

tbsp

hoisin sauce

tsp

cayenne pepper

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PREPARATION

PREPARING THE MARINADE

Combine 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons oil, white pepper, and cornstarch to form marinade.

Add beef and let stand 30 minutes, or longer.

PREPARING THE EGG NOODLES

While the beef is marinading, prepare the noodles according to the directions on the package.

PREPARING THE SAUCE

Combine 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, hoisin sauce, and cayenne. Reserve.

PREPARING THE STIR-FRY

Heat remaining oil in skillet over high heat. Add beef and stir fry for 3 minutes.

Add onions and mung bean sprouts to the beef and stir-fry until onions are softening and the beef is cooked through.

Add the egg noodles and then add prepared sauce. Cook until heated through and all ingredients are mixed well.

Serve immediately topped with chopped scallion.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Gluten Free!

A gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just make the following substutions: hoisin sauce (gluten-free) for hoisin sauce and gluten-free soy sauce for soy sauce (regular) and coconut aminos for soy sauce (regular).

Make it Wheat Free!

A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just make the following substutions: hoisin sauce (gluten-free) for hoisin sauce and gluten-free soy sauce for soy sauce (regular) and coconut aminos for soy sauce (regular).

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 1018

Protein 67.2 g

Carbohydrates 107 g

Iron 0.06 mg

Fiber 15.8 g

Calcium 6.17 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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