Asian Style Ground Beef And Broccoli With Noodles

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 7 cups fresh broccoli florets (uncooked and cut into small florets)
• 1 (10 ounce) can mushrooms (drained, or save the juice)
• 1/2 cup water (or use the water from the canned mushrooms to make 1/2 cup)
• 2 cups beef broth (low sodium if possible)
• 3 tablespoons chinese black bean garlic sauce (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 lb uncooked spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 lb extra lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons dried chili pepper flakes (or to taste)
• black pepper
• salt (optional)
• soy sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook spaghetti in a 5-6-quart nonstick pot or pan in boiling water until barely tender (about 6-8 minutes) drain and set aside.
• 2 in a bowl mix the beef broth with black bean sauce and cornstarch; set aside.
• 3 heat oil in the same pot that was used to boil the spaghetti.
• 4 add in ground beef with minced garlic, dried chili flakes and onion slices; cook until beef is browned, season with black pepper to taste.
• 5 add in the uncooked broccoli florets with drained mushrooms and 1/2 cup water to the beef mixture; cover and cook stirring occasionally until the broccoli is a bright green colour (about 3 minutes, might ntake longer depending on the size of the florets).
• 6 add in beef broth mixture and bring to a boil; cook for 2-4 minutes.
• 7 add in the cooked spaghetti, stir over medium heat until heated through and well coated with the sauce (about 1-2 minutes).
• 8 add in soy sauce to taste if desired.