| 1 1/2 | lb | Beef, in 2" cubes, any random stew meat will do |
| 2 | | Inches fresh ginger root, chopped coarsely |
| 1 | | Bulb garlic (at least 10 cloves), slightly crushed and peeled |
| 5 | | Scallions, 3 cut in three pieces, 2 chopped coarsely |
| 1/2 | c | Peanut oil |
| 2 | tb | Hot pepper paste (i use sambal oeleck) |
| 1 | tb | Stonewall salsa habanero (optional) |
| 6 | | Pickled tabasco peppers chopped (optional) |
| 3 | | Serrano peppers, thinly sliced (optional) |
| 12 | | Thai peppers, thinly sliced (optional) |
| 1 | ts | Szechwan peppercorns (whole) |
| 1 | ts | Sugar |
| 3 | tb | Soy sauce (preferably dark low sodium if you can get it) |
| 1 | lb | Noodles (preferably fresh but most anything will do) |
