Name: Asian Beef and Noodle Salad Recipe
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves: 4 plus leftovers for 1+
Ingredients: 150g (5oz) soba noodles; 2½tbsp oil; 500g (1lb 2oz) rump or sirloin steak, fat trimmed; 1tsp Thai fish sauce; 1tbsp soy sauce; 1½tbsp mirin; juice 2 limes; 2tsp honey; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 1 red chilli and 2 garlic cloves; 1 stick lemongrass; 1 head Chinese leaf, chopped; 2 small carrots, peeled into ribbons; 5 spring onions, sliced; ½ cucumber, peeled into ribbons; 2tbsp coriander, roughly chopped; 2tbsp mint, roughly chopped

By Jane Curran 2013-05-04T23:00:00Z

Method

Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the noodles and cook according to the pack instructions. Drain, rinse in cold water, toss in ½tbsp of the oil and set aside.
Heat 1tbsp of the oil in a heavy-based frying pan, add the steak and cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and, when cool enough to handle, slice thinly and set aside. Mix the sauces, mirin, lime juice and honey; set aside.
Heat a heavy-based frying pan to medium, add the remaining oil, shallots, chilli, garlic and lemongrass, and cook, stirring often for 2 or 3 minutes, or until soft and lightly browned. Remove from the heat. Now, either in the pan or a large bowl, toss all the ingredients together in the chilli mixture and dressing, and serve.