Beef Chow Mein Recipe
Beef chow mein has been one of my go-to dishes to order from a Chinese takeaway for as long as I can remember; my easy homemade version tastes just as good, is relatively frugal and is so quick to make!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 726kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g Beef Steak 9oz (I use Rump)
- 1 tablespoon Cornflour Cornstarch in the US
- 1 tablespoon Water
- 1 Small-Medium Onion 100g
- 1 Medium Carrot 100g
- 1 Green Pepper
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 20 g Piece Ginger ½ Thumb sized
- 3 Spring Onions
- 70 g Tinned Water Chestnuts ½ Cup
- 70 g Tinned Bamboo Shoots ½ Cup
- 150 g Bean Sprouts 1½ Cups
- 2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil Plus extra for drizzling
- 1 teaspoon Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Bundles Dried Egg Noodles ~125g
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
Instructions
- Cut the steak in half lengthways, then slice it into strips 2-3mm (⅛") thick.
- Mix the cornflour with the water and then pour it over the beef and allow it to marinate whilst you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Peel, top and tail the onion and then cut it into 8 wedges.
- Cut the carrot in half lengthways and then cut it into 2-3mm (⅛") thick slices at a 45 angle to the carrot.
- Cut the pepper in half, remove the seeds and stalk, and then cut the flesh into 5mm thick strips.
- Peel the garlic cloves and then slice them as thinly as you can.
- Peel the ginger and then cut it into batons as thinly as you can.
- Slice the spring onion at a 45° angle as thinly as you can.
- Mix together the soy sauces, oyster sauce, shaoxing wine, brown sugar and sesame oil in a bowl.
- Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the packet and then drain and refresh in cold water.
- Heat a wok over a fiercely high heat.
- Toss in the onion and carrot and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Add the beef, garlic and ginger and stir-fry for another minute.
- Add the green pepper, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots and stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Throw in the bean sprouts and drained noodles and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Pour in the sauce and cook for 1 minute.
- Toss through most of the spring onions, keeping a few back to sprinkle on top as a garnish.
- Finally, drizzle a little more sesame oil over the dish before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 726kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 26g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 3101mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g
