Crack Sauce Steak with Ginger Noodles
Seared steak with a punchy garlic-lime crack sauce served over aromatic ginger rice noodles.
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Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
Steak
- 1 lb Sirloin or flank steak left whole
- Salt kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Neutral Oil
Crack Sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp Fish Sauce
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Brown sugar
- Juice of 1/2 lime juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 clove Garlic small clove, minced very fine
- 1/2–1 tsp Chili flakes
- Sliced green onions for finishing the steak
Ginger Noodles
- 8 oz Rice Noodles
- 1 1/2 cups Chicken stock
Vegetables & Aromatics
- 1/2 Yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups Green beans julienned
- 1/4 cup Carrots shredded, for color
- 1 tbsp Fresh ginger finely grated
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- Green onions sliced, whites and greens separated
Light Noodle Seasoning
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1/2 tbsp Fish Sauce
- Black pepper
Instructions
Sear the Steak
- Heat a large skillet over high heat with a thin layer of neutral oil.
- Season the steak generously with salt and black pepper.
- Place the steak in the pan and do not move it until a deep crust forms.
- Flip and sear the second side until medium rare, about 130–135°F internal temperature.
- Remove steak to rest, leaving all fat and fond in the pan.
- Medium rare is recommended, but cook to your preference.
Make the Crack Sauce
- Turn the heat off.
- While the pan is still hot, add fish sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, minced garlic, and chili flakes.
- Stir quickly until emulsified, then set aside.
Build the Ginger Noodles
- Return the pan to high heat and add sliced onion, carrots, and green beans.
- Cook until onions and carrots soften and beans blister slightly.
- Add ginger, garlic, and scallion whites and cook for 15–30 seconds.
- Add fish sauce, soy sauce, and black pepper and stir another 15–30 seconds until very fragrant.
- Add rice noodles and chicken stock, pressing noodles down to submerge.
- Simmer 3–4 minutes until noodles soften, tossing gently. Noodles should be aromatic and savory, not saucy.
- Turn off heat and fold in scallion greens.
Slice & Assemble
- Slice the rested steak against the grain at a 45-degree angle.
- Plate ginger noodles first.
- Lay sliced steak over the top.
- Drizzle a bit of the crack sauce over the steak or serve it on the side as a dipping sauce.
- Finish with sliced green onions and extra lime if desired.
Notes
- Try not to drizzle the crack sauce directly onto the noodles, as it can be quite salty. Serving it on the side keeps the balance right.