Shanghai Noodles With Spicy Beef Sauce
["3 Tbsp. vegetable or peanut oil", "2 tsp. minced garlic", "1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh ginger root", "1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper or to taste", "1 1/2 c. chopped onion", "1 lb. ground beef", "1/2 c. chicken broth, divided", "1/3 c. hoisin sauce", "1/4 c. soy sauce", "1/4 c. dry sherry or beef broth", "2 Tbsp. cornstarch", "16 oz. vermicelli noodles, cooked and drained", "2 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil", "1/2 c. diagonally sliced green onions"]
["Heat wok or large skillet until hot; add the oil, garlic, ginger root and pepper flakes.", "Saute about 5 seconds.", "Add onion; stir-fry until onion is transparent.", "Crumble in ground beef; stir-fry until the meat is light brown."]
["vegetable", "garlic", "fresh ginger root", "red pepper", "onion", "ground beef", "chicken broth", "hoisin sauce", "soy sauce", "sherry", "cornstarch", "vermicelli noodles", "sesame oil", "green onions"]