Sesame Beef Noodles

Ingredients

• 160g (5.5 oz) flank steak
• 70g (2.5 oz) flat rice noodles, dry
• 80g (1) bell pepper, sliced thin
• 20g (4 tsp) soy sauce
• 2 tsp (8ml) sesame oil
• 1 tsp (5g) sesame seeds
• 2 garlic cloves (6g), minced
• 1cm ginger (4g), minced
• 1/2 red chilli, sliced
• 1 tbsp (15ml) rice vinegar

Method

1. Cover the noodles with just-boiled water and soak until bendy but still firm at the core, about 5 min. They should be distinctly underdone.
2. Drain and rinse them under cold water, then toss with 1/2 tsp of the sesame oil so they do not weld together.
3. Freeze the steak 15 min, then slice across the grain no thicker than 3mm / 1/8in.
4. Heat 1 tsp of the sesame oil in the wok over the highest heat. Sear the beef in one layer 90 seconds without stirring, then lift it out.
5. Add the remaining oil and the pepper and stir-fry 2 min - blistered in places but still with a snap.
6. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli for 30 seconds, then the noodles, soy and rice vinegar.
7. Return the beef and toss 60 seconds until everything is coated and glossy. Finish with the sesame seeds.