Curry Beef Noodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb broccoli
10 ounces rice noodles
1 1/2 cups tomatoes, canned with juice
1 Spanish onion, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons indian curry paste (or madras curry)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
12 ounces flank steaks, thinly sliced
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste

Preparation

cut broccoli into small florets, peel and slice stems.
in large pot of boiling salted water, blanch until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes. remove with slotted spoon and chill under cold running water, drain and set aside.
in same pot boil noodles until tender, about 5 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water. drain again and set aside.
in wok or large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over med-high heat. stir fry onion until golden, about 8 minutes. remove from pan with slotted spoon, set aside.
add 2 teaspoons oil to pan, add curry paste, salt and black pepper, fry until fragrant. add steak and stir fry until rare, 1 to 2 minutes.
add tomatoes with juices, onion and 1/4 cup water, boil for 1 minute.
add noodles and broccoli, stir fry until heated through, about 3 minutes.