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Star Anise Beef and Noodle Salad

Tasty Asian Noodle Salad with Zesty Dressing

6 - 8

Serves

15 mins

Prep Time

2 hrs

Cook Time

Beef + Lamb New Zealand

Recipe author

Beef + Lamb New Zealand

Cheaper cuts of meat are always suitable for marinating and long, slow cooking. Ask your butcher for thin flank steak, a tasty, circular piece of meat that is tender when cooked slowly. There are several stages to this recipe but none are time-consuming, and the flavours that hint at northern Asian are evident in the vegetables, flat noodles and delicious star anise aromas of the beef.

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Ingredients

Beef

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1kg (1-2 pieces) Quality Mark beef flank

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2 Tbsp peanut oil

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2 cups water

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1/2 cup soy sauce

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1/2 cup rice wine vinegar

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1 long strip (10-15cm) of orange zest

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2 Tbsp white sugar

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1 whole star-anise

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1 cinnamon stick

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4 spring onions

sliced

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6cm knob fresh ginger

grated

Vegetables and Noodles

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1 bulb fennel

sliced

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1 carrots

cut into sticks

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300g green beans

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1 cup mung bean sprouts

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4 bundles noodles

Dressing

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2 spring onions

finely sliced

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1 garlic clove

crushed

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2cm knob fresh ginger

finely sliced

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Juice and zest of 1 orange juice

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4 Tbsp soy sauce

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A pinch of white sugar

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1/2 Tbsp black pepper

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3 Tbsp peanut oil

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3 Tbsp sesame oil

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1/3 cup fresh coriander

Method

To Make Beef

To Prepare Vegetables

To Assemble

1

Cut the meat lengthwise with the grain into long strips around 8cm wide (you should get two strips from each piece).

2

Heat a large frying pan and add the oil.

3

Over a high heat, sear the meat briefly on all sides until brown and then pat dry with paper towels.

4

Bring the remaining beef ingredients to a simmer in a large pan and add the seared beef strips.

5

Simmer for 1½ hours, turning frequently, until tender.

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6

If the liquid seems to dry up, just add a little water.

7

Allow the beef to cool in the liquid.

Nutrition Information per Serving (452g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 8 serves.

Energy

2022kJ (483 kcal)

Protein

38.9g

Total Fat

21.4g

Saturated Fat

4.8g

Carbs

28.4g

Dietary Fibre

9.0g

Sodium

926mg

Iron

5.3mg

Zinc

5.7mg

Vitamin B12

1.2µg