Saucy sesame beef noodles from What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking (page 73) by Caroline Chambers

  • shaved beef steak
  • low-sodium soy sauce
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  • Serves : 4-6

  • EYB Comments

    Can substitute sambal oelek or gochujang for Sriracha sauce.

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    Can substitute sambal oelek or gochujang for Sriracha sauce.

  • mfsimmons on June 03, 2026

    This was just okay. I think the sauce needed something, but I didn’t have the time to fiddle with it more. I did add an extra splash of regular soy sauce and gochujang sauce to the pot while mixing, which helped a little. Not sure I’d make this again.

  • layne_2a1rdw on April 14, 2026

    Meh…just ok

  • averythingcooks on March 23, 2026

    As usual, I cut the pasta back to around 1/2 the amt called for and added a big handful of sliced red & orange sweet peppers with the onions. We used the sriracha, I roasted some broccoli that got stirred in at the end & I also thought the sauce benefitted from the addition of hoisin. I have made other pans of saucy noodles with an Asian flavour profile that we prefer.

  • casey_mu301h on March 10, 2026

    Added broccoli for some extra veggies. It felt like there was way too much pasta compared to the sauce and toppings though

  • priscilla_w4q96q on January 30, 2026

    This was good but the sauce needed some extra help. I ended up adding some hoisin to the dish and that really helped with some extra flavor.

  • jluvs2bake on April 30, 2025

    This was good. Take into consideration I'm really paying attention to calories right now. Used shaved rump roast (cost). Millet and brown rice ramen noodles (nutrition), and I decreased to half the amount called for. Gochujang. It was pretty fast and tasty. Good zippy zestiness from the gochujang. Could be spicier if you like hot (we do). Didn't use the toppings because we were in a rush, but they would have been good. I give this 4 stars because it's good but not 5-star great, but considering how little time and effort it takes, it's a solid 4.5. It would have been fun and delicious with the full amount of noodles, but I had to let them go for the calories. :)

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