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Spicy Beef Hokkien Noodles
Spicy Beef Hokkien Noodles brings together steak, stir-fry sauce, and peanut oil. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Beef
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Noodles
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Give the marinade its turn
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
3. Keep a bowl or plate nearby
Part of the food comes out of the pan before going back in later. Have somewhere ready to put it, and keep that handoff in the recipe’s order.
Get to know the ingredients
Steak
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinate beef - Mix beef and 2 tbsp Stir-fry Sauce in a glass or ceramic bowl.
Stir-fry sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinate beef - Mix beef and 2 tbsp Stir-fry Sauce in a glass or ceramic bowl.
Peanut oil
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinate beef - Mix beef and 2 tbsp Stir-fry Sauce in a glass or ceramic bowl.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve immediately, garnished with chili, sliced scallions/shallots and sesame seeds if desired. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Mix the sauce before its turn
Give the sauce mixture its own preparation step. Have it ready before the recipe calls for it in the pan or bowl, so you can keep moving through the method.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Read the first preparation step before you get going: Marinate beef - Mix beef and 2 tbsp Stir-fry Sauce in a glass or ceramic bowl.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Cook for 30 seconds or until sauce starts to thicken.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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