Country: Korea

Country – Korea 🇰🇷

Paleo – The noodles are made from sweet potato starch, so this is definitely in the grey area.  It clearly is not strict Paleo, but for those who miss noodles, use this as your cheat day. 🥺

FODMAP – I left out the shallots and garlic.  If you like mushrooms and your body can handle them, then go ahead and add an ounce or two 🍄.  It won’t be very much once you divide the meal into 4 servings.

Macros – The easiest way to count this is to divide the meal into four equal dishes by weighing each one. ⚖️ Make a recipe in your app and do one serving of four.  You should also cook the beef separately.  Weigh it then add it to your noodles.

Servings, Steps, & Ingredients

Servings – 4

Ingredients

For the sauce
¼ cup of coconut aminos
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons of coconut sugar (optional)
2 teaspoons of sesame seeds, plus some of garnish
1 minced clove of garlic *omit for lowFODMAP

For the main dish
6 ounces of Korean sweet potato starch noodles
2 tablespoons of garlic grape seed oil
2 medium size julienned carrots
3-4 cups of fresh spinach
2 julienned, green parts only, scallions
1 pound of two-inch cut pieces of stir-fry steak
1 small package of shiitake mushrooms
*1 ounce for low FODMAP
2 thinly sliced shallots *omit for lowFODMAP

Steps
For the sauce
1 – Using a small mixing bowl, add all the ingredients, mix and set it aside

For the noodles
1-Using a medium size pot, bring water to boil.  Cook the noodles for roughly 6 minutes until barely soft but more al dente.  Cut the noodles to desired length about 4 inches and set aside in a new bowl.
2-Using a medium frying pan, heat up the garlic grapeseed oil (or olive oil if you prefer). Saute the carrots, spinach, scallions, and if you’re adding mushrooms and shallots.  Once they are softened, remove and set into the sauce bowl from step 1.
3-Using the oil from the vegetables, cook the stir-fry beef to personal preference. I recommend cook it to a medium so it’s not too tough, about 3 minutes each side. When it is cooked to your deserve of wellness, remove and set into the sauce bowl from step 1.
4-Using the same pan, add a little more oil if desired but only a little, toss the noodles in the pan and stir until they are warm again.  Then add the sauce, beef and vegetables.  Stir until mixed and serve.

Helpful hints – I like the beef pieces to be bite size, so I cut them before cooking them.  The butcher normal cuts them rather long.  The noodles are quite long, so I do them in two groups.  Then I use scissors and cut them in thirds.

Nutrition facts

Calories – 546
Protein – 32
Carbohydrates – 94
Fat – 20

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