Beef, pickled cucumber and soba noodle salad

A tasty beef and noodle salad served with an easy to make satay sauce.

Recipe «Beef, pickled cucumber and soba noodle salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 1/2 tbsp rice wine vinegar, 2 1/2 tsp caster sugar, 2 Lebanese cucumbers, deseeded, finely chopped, 1 long fresh red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped, 270g pkt dried soba noodles , 1 1/2 tbsp smooth peanut butter, 1 1/2 tbsp peanut oil, 1 tbsp light soy sauce , 2 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated, 2 tsp water, cold, 2 porterhouse steaks, 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, 2 green shallots, thinly sliced.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 tbsp rice wine vinegar 
• 2 1/2 tsp caster sugar 
• 2 Lebanese cucumbers, deseeded, finely chopped 
• 1 long fresh red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped 
• 270g pkt dried soba noodles 
• 1 1/2 tbsp smooth peanut butter 
• 1 1/2 tbsp peanut oil 
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce 
• 2 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated 
• 2 tsp water, cold 
• 2 porterhouse steaks 
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves 
• 2 green shallots, thinly sliced 

Instructions

1. Whisk 1 1/2 tbs vinegar and 1 1/2 tsp sugar in a bowl. Season. Add the cucumber and chilli. Stir to combine. Set aside to develop the flavours.
2. Cook the noodles in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet directions. Drain. Refresh under cold running water. Transfer to a large bowl.
3. Whisk the peanut butter, oil, soy sauce, ginger, cold water and the remaining vinegar and sugar together in a bowl. Set aside.
4. Heat a chargrill or barbecue grill on medium-high. Spray steaks with oil and season. Cook, turning, for 3-4 minutes for medium or until cooked to your liking. Rest for 3 minutes. Thinly slice steak.
5. Add steak, coriander and shallot to the noodles. Add half of the dressing and half the cucumber mixture. Toss to combine. Divide among plates. Top with remaining dressing and cucumber mixture.