Beef Sambal Noodles - Low FODMAP & Gluten Free
These noodles are super savory, slightly spicy and refreshingly tomatoey, AND they're super simple to throw together! They go great with sweet potato starch noodles or rice noodles.
Servings 4 people
Equipment
- Medium pot
- Colander
- Large frying pan
- Small bowl
- Tongs
Ingredients
- 7 ounces sweet potato starch noodles OR rice noodles
Simmering Sauce
- 4 tomatoes diced
- 2 tablespoons Sambal Oelek
- 2 tablespoons gluten free oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon gluten free tamari
- 1 teaspoon coconut aminos
In the Pan
- garlic-infused olive oil for browning beef
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 bunch of chopped green onions, green tips only
- 1 teaspoon garlic-infused olive oil
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook sweet potato starch noodles or rice noodles according to package instructions. Drain once done and set aside.
- Prepare the simmering sauce by combining Sambal Oelek, oyster sauce, tamari and coconut aminos in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat a splash of garlic-infused olive oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, place beef in a thin layer on the frying pan and DO NOT TOUCH for 3-5 minutes, until the beef achieves a deep brown crust.
- Gently lift one piece of beef to assess color. If the beef is the deep brown color of a nicely grilled burger, it's ready to flip! Let sit on the other side for 1-2 minutes longer.
- Optional: Before adding other ingredients, spoon out any excess rendered fat. Not necessary depending on the fat content of your beef, but feel free to do this if you prefer!
- Turn down heat to medium and add tomatoes and simmering sauce. Break up the ground beef while mixing in the sauce. Once the beef is completely broken up and ingredients are thoroughly combined, let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add cooked noodles, green onion tips, 1 teaspoon of garlic-infused olive oil, and freshly cracked black pepper to taste, for extra flavor. Use tongs to incorporate added ingredients thoroughly into the beef mixture. Once thoroughly combined, turn off heat and prepare to serve! Garnish with extra green onion or Furikake.
Notes
- If using store-bought garlic-infused oil that is not certified FODMAP-friendly, make sure to use a brand that doesn’t list “garlic oil,” “garlic essential oil,” “garlic essence,” “garlic flavoring,” “natural roasted garlic flavor,” or anything similar in the ingredients list. There’s no way to know whether these ingredients are low FODMAP. More on that in this article on FODMAP Everyday.