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Stir-Fried Beef with Onions and Rice Noodles
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Serves 6
Total preparation time: About 45-60 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
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12 ounces dried rice noodles
5 tablespoons canola or peanut oil
6 tablespoons sesame oil
2 1/2 pounds Filet Tails, cut into 2- to 3-inch-long strips about 1/2 inch thick
1 large white onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 large leek (white part only), rinsed, halved, and very thinly sliced
5 to 6 green onions, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-long pieces
1 red bell pepper, seeded, deribbed, and cut into slices
1 green bell pepper, seeded, deribbed, and cut into slices
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons tamari sauce
3 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional)
About 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
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2000 Argyle, Pinot Noir, Reserve
Drink Now through Dec. 2009
Rating: 90
Market Price: $24.00
Tasting Notes:
Lovely red fruit aromas rise from the glass of the ruby-colored 2000 Pinot Noir Reserve. This sweet, lush, tangy wine offers loads of cherries, raspberries, and spice flavors in its medium-bodied, well-delineated personality. Its finish is flavorful, structured, and long. Drink it over the next 7 years. |
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2000 Panther Creek, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Youngberg Hill Vineyard
Drink Now through Dec. 2009
Rating: 90
Market Price: $35.99
Tasting Notes:
Produced from 15 year old vines on a property south of McMinnville, the 2000 Pinot Noir Youngberg Hill Vineyard exhibits attractive rose and candied cherry aromas. This gorgeous wine is lush, sultry, and intense. Its medium-bodied, feminine personality bursts with sweet cherries, raspberries, violets, and currants. Projected maturity: now-2009. |
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2000 Cristom, Pinot Noir, Louise Vineyard
Drink Now through Dec 2010
Rating: 91
Market Price: $44.99
Tasting Notes:
From 7 year old vines, the medium to dark ruby-colored 2000 Pinot Noir Louise Vineyard is a deep, layered wine. Its intense, concentrated core of cherries, spices, and plums lingers throughout its wonderfully long finish. Medium-bodied, its soft, velvety texture caresses the taster's mouth. Projected maturity: 2003-2010.
For an Oregon winery, 2000 was a boring vintage because we didn't have to face drought, cold, harvest rains, or any other problems we had to try and surmount, said Steve Doerner, Cristom's winemaker. He went on to say that, I was so much in love with the 1999s that I overlooked the 2000s until recently. Now I see this vintage as close as can be to 1999 without reaching that year's peaks. |
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DIRECTIONS
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1. In a large saucepan of boiling water, cook the noodles for 2 to 3 minutes, or until tender. Drain and rinse in cold water. Cut into 2- to 3-inch-long pieces. Set aside.
2. In a wok or large sauté pan, heat 3 tablespoons of the canola oil and 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil over medium-high heat and stir-fry the beef strips for 2 to 3 minutes, or until browned. Remove the beef and set aside.
3. Add the onion, leek, and green onions and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the onions begin to soften. Add the bell peppers and cook for about 2 minutes, or until they begin to soften. Add half of the minced garlic and stir-fry about 2 minutes longer.
4. Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons canola oil into the pan and return the beef. Stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through.
5. Add the remaining 5 tablespoons sesame oil, the vinegar, soy sauce, tamari sauce, fish sauce, ginger, and remaining minced garlic and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes, tossing the ingredients and scraping the bottom of the wok to remove any browned bits.
6. Add the noodles and toss to mix and heat through. If the sauce is too thin, stir in a teaspoon of cornstarch. Divide evenly among bowls and garnish with cilantro.
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