# Spicy Crispy Beef Noodles

Spicy crispy beef noodles made with fresh aromatics.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- mince
- garlic
- ginger
- spring onions
- tomato paste
- coconut milk
- chilli garlic sauce
- peanut butter
- coconut milk
- Thai basil
- chilli
- fresh shou mian noodles
- sesame oil
- rice vinegar
- Thai basil
- spring onions
- crushed peanuts

## Instructions

1. Brown the mince over high heat.
2. Pour browned meat into a bowl.
3. Add liquid to the hot pan and remove from heat.
4. Pour the sauce into the bowl with the beef.
5. Chop garlic, ginger and spring onions.
6. Fry off aromatics over a high heat until charred.
7. Add tomato paste.
8. Cook tomato paste from bright red to dark red to promote that Maillard reaction and browning.
9. Add coconut milk and allow it to simmer until the water and oil separate.
10. Fry the paste in coconut milk.
11. Add peanut butter.
12. Add coconut milk.
13. Add beef and the juices from the deglazing.
14. Add Thai basil and chilli.
15. Cook noodles in the sauce.
16. Season with sesame oil and salt.
17. Add sesame oil, rice vinegar, Thai basil, spring onions, and crushed peanuts.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- wooden spoon

## Tips

- Browning the meat is a Maillard reaction which is when heat reacts with sugar and amino acids to create flavor compounds
- Adding liquid to the hot pan lifts up all those brown bits and flavors, which is called deglazing

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@lailaspantry/video/7506506169993760022
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6ffb60fe-42ed-47a3-8a62-6d10847c00b3
- Extracted: 2025-05-31

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