Bourbon Beef Noodle Bowl

First time for this dish and we both really liked it. It will definitely be repeated.


From: Cuisine at Home

Ingredients:
1/4 cup bourbon
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 T minced garlic
1/2 t kosher salt
1/2 t black pepper
1/2 boneless beef sirloin steak, sliced into thin bite-sized strips
2 T olive oil, divided
1 1/2 cups sliced onion
1 1/2 cups beef stock
1 cup water
1 cup cubed sweet potato
1 cup dry egg noodles
2 cups loosely packed spinach
1/4 cup sliced scallions


Instructions:


Combine bourbon, maple syrup, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add beef, mixing to coat. Cover and marinate beef 15 minutes or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. (I put mine in the marinade before work and cooked it about 10 hours later.) Drain beef through a sieve over a bowl, reserving marinade.

Heat 1 T oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add beef and sauté until browned, about 3 minutes, remove from pan; set aside.

Add remaining 1 T oil and sauté onion for 5 minutes. Stir in reserved marinade, broth, and water. Add sweet potato and bring to a boil. Add noodles; cook until sweet potatoes are tender and noodles are done, about 8 minutes.


Stir in beef and spinach. Cook until spinach is wilted. (I shut the heat off after adding the spinach and just let the residual heat soften it.) Garnish each serving with scallions. Don't skip the garnish - it adds a nice crunch and taste.



I kept thinking "where is the spices and seasoning", but the marinade adds all you need of sweetness and depth. The beef stock gives the richness you need.