Burmese Beef Noodles - Mont di

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides umami flavor without fish allergens.

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs, while spaghetti is more accessible.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and cheaper than peanuts.

Add salt, pepper, turmeric, chili, and paprika to the meat.

Add garlic, ginger, and vinegar to the meat mixture and mix thoroughly.

Add 1/2 cup of oil to the meat mixture.

Fry the marinated meat for 5 minutes.

Add 1 cup of tomato paste to the pan and mix.

Bring the mixture to a boil.

Add 1 1/2 cup of water and bring to a boil again.

Cover with a lid and simmer for 90 minutes or cook in a pressure cooker for 30 minutes.

To cook the noodles, add 2 tsp of salt to boiling water.

Add the noodles and cook until soft.

To make chili oil, add 6 tsp of chili flakes and 6 tsp of red chili powder to a bowl.

Mix in 1 cup of hot oil and stir.

Roast the gram flour in a pan until golden brown, being careful not to burn it.

Fry seaweed crackers until crispy.

Check if the meat is cooked; it should have the consistency of a curry.

Prepare the dish by adding light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and tamarind to the noodles and mix.

Add the meat curry to the noodles and mix well.

Add roasted sesame seeds, cabbage, leek, spring onions, roasted peanuts, gram flour, fresh onion, and fried onion to the mixture.

Drizzle chili oil over the mixture.

Squeeze fresh lime on top and add MSG, then mix again.

Plate up the mixed noodles and add extra accompaniments to enhance flavor.

Serve with crackers.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens