Red-cooked Beef with Noodles

Ingredients

• (700 g) stew beef cut into 1-inch (3 cm) cubes
  1½ lbs
• inch (8 cm) piece fresh ginger root

  peeled and finely chopped
  3 unit
• garlic

  peeled and flattened with the side of a cleaver or knife, but not chopped
  8 cloves
• scallions (spring onions) white and green parts

  cut into 2-inch (5 cm) lengths
  3 unit
• (125 ml) peanut oil
  ½ cup
• (5 ml) hot red pepper flakes

  or to taste
  1 tsp
• (5 ml) Szechwan peppercorns
  1 tsp
• (5 ml) sugar
  1 tsp
• tbs (45 ml) soy sauce
  3 unit
• (250 g) Chinese noodles or fettuccine

  cooked according to package directions
  ½ lb
• scallions (spring onions) white and green parts

  thinly sliced
  2 unit