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Chinese Style –Beef Noodles

This recipe provides 8 servings.

Ingredients:

1)    5 cups of water

2)    1 ½ cups rice wine or sake

3)    3/4 cups low-sodium soy sauce

4)    ¼ cup sugar

5)    4 teaspoons vegetable oil

6)    2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 ½ inch cubes

7)    6 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces

8)    6 garlic cloves, crushed

9)    2 cinnamon sticks

10) 1 ( 1-inch) piece peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced

11) 1 ( 10-ounce) package fresh spinach, chopped

12) 4 cups hot cooked wide lo mein noodles

13) Green onion pieces (optional)

Instructions:

1)    Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, stir with a whisk, and then set aside.

2)    Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium –high heat, add half of beef, browning on all sides. Remove from pan. Repeat procedure with remaining 2 teaspoons of oil and 1 pound of beef.

3)    Return beef to pan; add water mixture, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, and onions. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer approximately 2 hours, or until beef is tender.

4)    Discard cinnamon and ginger. Stir in spinach; cook 2-3 minutes, until wilted. Serve over noodles. Garnish with green onion pieces, if desired.

Serving Size: 1 cup beef mixture and ½ cup noodles

Enjoy!