Asian Beef Steaks and Noodles

Asian Beef Steaks and Noodles

Ingredients:
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Vegetable oil
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and
sliced 1 small red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1/4 cup sliced green onions
3 ounces Chinese noodles, broken, cooked
4 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 pound beef eye round steaks, cut 1/2
inch thick

Directions:
1. Combine water, hoisin sauce and vinegar in small bowl. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Brush skillet with oil. Add cucumber, bell pepper and green onions; stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in noodles, 1/2 of cilantro and 1/2 of hoisin mixture. Remove to serving platter.

2. Heat same skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Place beef steaks in skillet; cook 2 to 4 minutes, turning once. Do not overcook. Add remaining hoisin mixture; turn steaks to coat. Serve over noodles. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.

Asian Beef Kebabs

Asian Beef Kebabs

1 1/2 pounds boneless sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 tablespoons sugar
6 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 teaspoon sesame oil*
2/3 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 ears corn, husked
2 small zucchini
4 large green onions

Wooden skewers, soaked several minutes in water

1. Place steak cubes in plastic zip-lock style bag.

2. Whisk soy sauce, oil, vinegar, sesame seeds, sugar, garlic,
sesame oil and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Reserve half to
use as dipping sauce. Add remaining marinade to plastic bag.
Seal; turn bag to coat meat well. Refrigerate 4 to 6 hours.

3. Prepare outdoor grill with medium-hot coals, or heat gas grill to
medium-hot.

4. Meanwhile, cut corn and zucchini into 1-inch pieces. Cut each
green onion into 3 pieces, each piece about 1 1/2-inches long.

5. Cook corn in boiling water to cover for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain
off water.

6. Thread meat cubes onto skewers, alternating meat pieces with
corn, zucchini and green onions. Brush once with marinade from
plastic bag.