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Stir Fry Macaroni with Beef - Nui Xa Bo

By: Cindy Lam Lorimer
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

Marinade:

  • 2 lb beef, cut into one inch cubes (I use rib eye or beef tenderloin)
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp mushroom powder
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp Maggi, or low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

Ingredients:

  • 14-16 oz macaroni or elbow pasta, cook to al dente as per the package instructions
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil or any neutral oil
  • 2 green onions, chopped, separating white and green
  • 4 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1 small onion, sliced ½ inch thick
  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 3 Tbsp Maggi, or low sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 4 tomatoes, quartered, if tomatoes are big, then cut into eighths

Instructions

  • Mix all marinade ingredients together. Add marinade to the beef and make sure it's evenly coated. Set aside.
  • In a pot, boil water. Add macaroni pasta and cook until al dente. Drain.
  • Drizzle ¼ cup olive oil all over macaroni and toss, making sure it is evenly coated. Set aside.
  • Melt butter with 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet, or pot or a wok, on medium high heat, then add the whites of the green onions and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Add beef and mix it with the butter so it’s evenly coated, then leave it untouched for 3 minutes. Toss the beef after 3 minutes, then leave it untouched for another 3 minutes. This is to have the meat brown nicely.  Remove meat from pan, but keep the juice, and set aside. 
  • In the same skillet as for the beef, on medium heat, add smashed garlic and sliced onions. Stir fry for a minute.
  • Add cooked macaroni to the pot, then tomato paste, sugar, soy sauce and ketchup. Toss pasta to make sure it’s evenly coated.
  • Add tomatoes and beef with its juices and stir fry for 5 minutes, tossing often so the pasta doesn’t stick to the bottom. 
  • Garnish with chopped green onions. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 563mg | Potassium: 482mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1089IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg