Spicy Beef Soba Noodle Salad

🧂 Ingredients

• 2-3 cups thinly shredded cabbage

  (green or red cabbage or a mix of both)
• 1 large carrot, julienned
• 1 cucumber, julienned
• dried soba noodles

  (3 servings)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoon mirin
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-inch piece of ginger, grated
• black pepper
• olive oil
• 2 stalks of scallions, thinly sliced
• 4 teaspoons gochujang
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce

Instructions

• 1 Shred cabbage and julienne carrot and cucumber. Set aside.
• 2 Whisk together all ingredients to make the dressing. Adjust it to your liking.
  Set aside.
• 3 Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then add dried soba noodles and cook
  according to package instructions. Drain and rinse under cold water thoroughly
  to remove sliminess. Set aside.
• 4 Place a pan over medium high heat. Add some olive oil and then add ground beef.
  Break up the meat, stir fry and cook until the outside is no longer pink. Add
  ginger, garlic, soy sauce, honey, mirin, salt and black pepper. Lower the heat
  to medium, continue to stir and cook until the beef is fully cooked and has
  absorbed the flavors. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking. Don't overcook
  or the meat will be dry.
• 5 Add soba noodles to serving bowls, top with vegetables, beef and dressing.
  Garnish with scallions. Mix well before eating.

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