A Week Of Family Favorites: Asian Beef & Broccoli With Noodles

Some of my family's favorite recipes have been found in strange places, like today's recipe. I found it on a package of steak tips I brought from the store. It sounded good. We tried it and liked it. It is unusual from most things we eat, because it has an Asian flare to it. I am not big on Asian cuisine, but this is really good. Of course, I have strayed from the original recipe to suit our tastes.

Asian Beef & Broccoli W/ Noodles

• 1 lb. of steak tips 
• 2 packages of Oriental-flavored Ramen noodles, broken into pieces
• 1 1/2 tsp. of cornstarch dissolved in a 1/2 cup of water
• 2 Tbsp. of olive oil
• 1/2 to 3/4 of a crown of broccoli
• 2 to 3 carrots depending on the size (I have used a 1/2 of a package of baby carrots sliced into small discs or cut into length wise.)
• 1 1/2 cup of water
• garlic salt, black pepper, onion powder
• a dash of Worcestershire sauce 

 

Open the packages of Ramen noodles and remove flavor packets. In a bowl, pour 1/2 cup of water and dissolve 1 1/2 tsp. of cornstarch in it. Add the contents of the flavor packets and stir. Add the steak tips to the mixture and let marinate in the frig for 30 minutes or as long as 2 hours.

 

 

While the meat is marinating prepare the broccoli and the carrots.  Cut the carrots into round discs or cut the on an angle for planks. Remember you can also use baby carrots. Cut the crown of broccoli into small florets. How much you cut and add is really up to you. 

 

 

Heat up the olive oil in a large skillet. (I really don't measure. I just eyeball it.) When good and hot, add the meat. (I usually pour a little of the marinate in the pan, which I know the FDA says not to do, but it hasn't made us sick, yet, and it is being cooked.)

 

  

When the meat is almost completely brown. Add your spices and herbs. When the meat is completely brown, add the carrots and broccoli.  

 

 

When the carrots and broccoli are no longer bright and look jeweled tone, add the noodles to the mixture, then add 1 1/2 cup of water and a dash of Worcestershire sauce. 

 

 

Cover the skillet and simmer until all the noodles have became soft.

 

 

I serve this with garlic bread or Italian bread. It could stand as a meal all by itself. You will have to experiment to find what spices suit your family, but I promise you won't be disappointed with the results. Enjoy!

 

 

Simply loving simple yummy food!