Lemon Beef Noodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable or peanut oil
1 None red onion, finely chopped
1 lb ground beef
2 clove garlic, minced
1 None fresh long red chili, finely chopped
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 None lemon, zested and juiced
7 oz rice vermicelli, rehydrated in boiling water then drained
2 None carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks
2 None baby cucumbers, deseeded and thinly sliced on a bias
1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
1/2 cup crushed nuts
4 1/4 cups bean sprouts
1 1/4 cups fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

Preparation

Heat a wok or large frying pan over medium heat, add oil and stir-fry onion for 5 mins or until soft. Increase heat to high, add ground beef, garlic and chili, stirring to break up lumps, for 5 mins or until browned. Add 1 tbsp fish sauce, sugar and lemon zest and stir-fry for 2 mins or until liquid evaporates.
To serve, distribute noodles between serving bowls. Top with carrot, cucumber and ground beef mixture. Whisk together remaining fish sauce, lemon juice and sweet chili sauce then drizzle over ground beef. Serve topped with nuts, bean sprouts and cilantro.