Asian Noodles With Pan-Seared Flank Steak

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Soy sauce - plus
4 teaspoons	20ml	Soy sauce
1 teaspoon	5ml	Honey
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Dried crushed red pepper
1		Flank steak - (8 oz)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Rice vinegar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable oil
2 teaspoons	10ml	Oriental sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Minced peeled ginger
2		Garlic cloves - minced
		Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1		Fresh angel hair pasta - (9 oz) = (or 9 oz thin spaghetti)
2		Carrots - peeled, and (medium)
		Cut into matchstick-size strips
4 oz	113g	Fresh snow peas - trimmed, and halved diagonally
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Thinly-sliced green onions
5 tablespoons	75ml	Chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe Instructions

Mix 1 tablespoon soy sauce, honey and crushed red pepper in glass pie dish. Add flank steak; turn to coat. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour or refrigerate up to 4 hours, turning occasionally.  Whisk 4 teaspoons soy sauce, rice vinegar and next 4 ingredients in large bowl for dressing.

Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray; heat over medium heat. Add steak and cook to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Let cool 10 minutes.  Meanwhile, cook pasta in pot of boiling salted water until almost tender. Add carrots and peas; cook until vegetables and pasta are just tender, about 2 minutes. Drain.

Transfer to bowl with dressing. Add onions and 4 tablespoons cilantro; toss. Season with salt and pepper. Thinly slice steak crosswise. Arrange steak atop pasta, spooning any juices over. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cilantro.

Source:
"Bon Appetit, October 2000"

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