Recipe: Ginger Beef, Snow Pea, and Rice Noodle Stir-fry must be in your mind from now due to its simple yet nutrient-rich ingredients, easy-to-make and low price features. A perfect dish to serve your whole family at lunch or dinner!
Recipe Description
I had another recipe I was going to post before this, but I felt this one was more relevant since it’s made almost entirely of ingredients I bought in this week’s $25 Shopping Cart. This was also fun for me because as much as I love rice noodles, I’ve never actually cooked with them myself. I am bound and determined to keep experimenting with ingredients I’ve never cooked before, so this was a fun change for me.
As I mentioned in my last post, once I’d found that great deal on the round tip beef strips the wheels in my head started rapidly spinning with all the potential dishes I could make. As soon as I had the snow peas I knew exactly what I wanted to go with these two-star ingredients: some light & tender rice noodles. Because I don’t cook with beef that often, I have historically been a little limited in what I use to season it, so I tossed around some potential sauce ideas before I decided ginger and soy-based marinade would be best for what I was thinking of having. It had been a long time since I’d used ginger in any of my food and this seemed like a great time for it to make a comeback.
I was pretty pleased with how well this turned out; it’s always fun to see and taste a dish come out the way you envision it. If I’d had fresh ginger at my disposal I would have definitely used some, since I know it would have revved up the dish. Still, ground ginger works just fine and with some good soy sauce, it flavors the beef beautifully. The snow peas are a nice departure from the standard broccoli that accompanies beef and using rice noodles as opposed to a thicker, heavier noodle-like chow mein complements their delicate texture. This dish is very quick & easy to make too, so it’s a perfect weeknight meal. The longest you’ll spend with anyone ingredient will be the 10-15 minutes it takes to soak the rice noodles. Finally, at about $1.70/person for 3 servings, you can be sure that both your palate and your pocketbook will enjoy making this. Now, on with the show!
Details Recipe Information
- Prepare: 10 Mins
- Cook: 15 Mins
- Difficult: Easy
- Serving: 2-3 people
- Cost per serving: $1.70
- Nutrition: for each serving
- Calories: 302.8
- Fat: 11g
- Cholesterol: 14.3mg
- Sodium: 419.1mg
- Potassium: 463.7mg
- Carbohydrates: 33.7g
- Protein: 11.1g
Ingredients
- ~ 3/4 lb round tip beef strips (or any other lean cut of beef)
- 10-15 snow pea pods
- 3 oz. rice noodles
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp plus 1/4 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp crushed garlic
- 1/2 tbsp crushed red chilies
- Couple glugs of cooking oil
- 2 chopped scallions (optional)
Method
In a medium skillet heat a tablespoon or two of cooking oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and heat for about 15-20 seconds: just enough to heat it through but not enough to scorch it. Add the beef strips with as little marinade as possible and stir fry for about 2 minutes. Since the meat is cut so thin, this will cook very quickly. Add the snow peas and stir fry for another 2 minutes or until they just begin to soften. In a larger skillet, heat another tablespoon of cooking oil over medium-high to high heat and add the drained noodles. Add the beef and snow peas with all the juices and toss together until everything is combined. Cook for about 3 more minutes and remove from heat.
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