Beef Chow Mein
This Beef Chow Mein is super easy, cooks quickly, and a great way to use leftovers. The sauce and noodles are the focus add in whatever you like! Prep and set out everything first, the cooking goes so fast you'll have dinner on the table in no time.
Equipment
- Wok or large skillet
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 T Vegetable Oil
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- 8 oz thin sliced beef
- 1 T Soy Sauce
- 1 T Cornstarch
- 1 med carrot cut into matchsticks
- 1 stalk celery sliced
- ½ white onion sliced
- 3 green onions sliced
- 2 cups snow peas or broccoli florets
- 1 bag mung bean sprouts
- 1 can water chestnuts optional, I like the crunch
- ¼ cup peanuts
- 2 T minced fresh ginger
- 2 T minced garlic
- 8 oz yakisoba noodles or you can use dried lo mein, or whatever noodles you like
Sauce
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- 2 T Hoisin
- 2 T Oyster Sauce
- 2 T Rice Vinegar
- 1 T grated Ginger
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tsp Sambal or other chili sauce of your choice
Instructions
- Prepare the noodles according to the package directions (see note).
- Cut beef into thin strips, about 2 x 1/4 inch *I used leftover steak, already cooked to medium rare so it only needed to be heated through, but this is a great dish for an economy cut of beef, just make sure you cut it thin.
- In a medium bowl, mix sauce ingredients, set aside.
- Mix together the 1 T Soy Sauce with 1 T Cornstarch. Toss the beef strips in the soy sauce mixture and marinate for 10 minutes to tenderize (you can skip this step if in a rush). *If using already cooked beef, add beef to Sauce mixture to add at the end of cooking
- Place a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil and sesame oil.
- When the oil is hot, add raw beef strips and stir fry for 2-3 minutes until the beef is no longer pink. *If using leftovers, skip this step and add beef at the end of cooking just to warm.
- Add the onions, celery, sliced carrots and pea pods. Stir fry for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add water chestnuts, ginger, and garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
- Add noodles and bean sprouts to the beef/vegetable mixture (if using leftover meat, add now) and toss with the reserved sauce.
- Garnish with green onions, peanuts, and serve immediately. You can also add more Sambal and soy sauce to taste.
Notes
Cuts such as flank steak, sirloin, rib eye work well. You may want to freeze the meat for 30 minutes first to make it easier to cut into uniform strips.
Use a quality light soy sauce such as Kikkoman, you can use low sodium, I prefer original, or mix light soy sauce with dark soy sauce, depending on your taste.
Refrigerated Yakisoba noodles can just be warmed in hot water but I added the noodles directly to the stir fried ingredients and it worked out great. Dried lo mein noodles should be boiled, or you can also skip and add crunchy chow mein noodles or put everything over rice, or the starch substitute of your liking.
Inspired by Tip Buzz Garlic Beef Lo Mein Recipe - TipBuzz