Buckwheat noodles with beef and vegetables

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make buckwheat noodles with beef and vegetables? Prepare the ingredients. When buying noodles, pay attention to the packaging. If it does not indicate the cooking time in a language you understand, check the information with the seller. Take medium carrots and peppers. Choose beef from the upper parts of the carcass, which is suitable for frying. There should be no excess liquid, unpleasant odor and a lot of streaks around the meat. Take any odorless vegetable oil.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the meat well under running water, dry it. Cut off the veins and films, if there are any. Cut into elongated pieces about 1 cm thick. Such slicing is considered classic for such a dish.

3. Step 3:

   

   Take the dishes suitable for pickling. The material from which it is made should not be oxidized. Enameled, ceramic and glassware are ideal. Pour soy sauce into the meat, add marjoram and basil. There is no need to salt the meat, there is enough salt in soy sauce. Stir and leave to marinate for 30-40 minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash the carrots thoroughly, peel and cut into strips, 4-5 cm long. So it will keep its shape and will not fall apart.

5. Step 5:

   

   Wash the broccoli, divide into inflorescences and cut into strips lengthwise. Rinse the string beans, remove the hard stems and cut into pieces 4-5 cm long. Vegetables cut in this way will be harmoniously combined with the rest of the ingredients. If you have frozen vegetables, take them out of the freezer 30-40 minutes before cooking so that they start the defrosting process and have time to prepare.

6. Step 6:

   

   Rinse the pepper, remove the stalk and seeds and cut into strips, like carrots.

7. Step 7:

   

   Take a frying pan with high walls. It's good if you have a special WOK pan for Asian dishes. It is more convenient to cook on it and the finished dish has a richer taste. Put the marinated beef in a preheated frying pan with vegetable oil, fry for 5 minutes on both sides over high heat. Check the readiness of the meat by piercing it with a fork. If it is easily pierced, then you have chosen a good beef and properly fried it.

9. Step 8:

   

   Add chopped carrots to the meat, fry for 5-6 minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add the chopped pepper and continue to fry for another 3 minutes, not forgetting to stir.

11. Step 10:

    

    Buckwheat noodles must be boiled. To do this, lower the noodles into boiling salted water. When it sinks completely into the water, stir and then cook over low heat for as long as indicated on the package. This is usually 3-5 minutes. Put the cooked noodles in a colander to drain all the water. If you overcook the noodles, they may stick together and you will spoil the taste of the dish.

12. Step 11:

    

    Add the beans and broccoli, cover with a lid and simmer for another 3 minutes on low heat so that the vegetables do not burn.

13. Step 12:

    

    Prepare the sauce. To do this, mix the remaining soy sauce with tomato paste and sweet sauce.

14. Step 13:

    

    Put the noodles in the pan, add the sauce and mix everything well. Buckwheat noodles with beef and vegetables are ready.