Beef Chow mein

Beef chow mein

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Ingredients

• ▢150 g (5.3 oz) dried chow mein noodles or dried fine egg noodles
• ▢3 tbsp sunflower oil
• ▢300 g (10.5 oz) thin sirloin, skirt or flank steak sliced thinly, against the grain *Tip 1
• ▢¼ tsp garlic salt
• ▢½ tsp black pepper
• ▢1 small onion peeled and sliced
• ▢2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
• ▢1 carrot peeled and sliced into matchsticks
• ▢½ green bell pepper deseeded and sliced
• ▢¼ savoy cabbage thinly sliced
• ▢100 g (3.5 oz) beansprouts

Chow Mein Sauce:

• ▢1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
• ▢2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• ▢1 tbsp Chinese rice wine
• ▢2 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
• ▢2 tbsp hoisin sauce
• ▢90 ml (1/3 cup) beef stock
• ▢1 tbsp sesame oil
• ▢¼ tsp white pepper

To Serve:

• ▢chopped spring onions (scallions)
• ▢sesame seeds
• ▢chilli flakes

Instructions 

1. Cook the chow mein noodles, in boiling water, as per the pack instructions, then drain and run under cold water to stop them sticking together.
2. While the noodles are cooking, make the chow mein sauce. In a small bowl, mix together the cornflour, soy sauce, and Chinese rice wine, until the cornflour is fully incorporated.
3. Then add in the kecap manis, hoisin sauce, beef stock, sesame oil, and white pepper. Mix together to combine and put to one side.
4. Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a wok over a high heat.
5. Season the steak strips in the garlic salt and pepper, then add to the wok and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning once or twice, until the steak is just cooked.
6. Remove the steak from the pan with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl.
7. Add the remaining one tablespoon of oil to the wok
8. Add the onion, garlic, and carrot, and fry for 3 minutes, regularly tossing everything together with a spatula.
9. Add the green pepper, cabbage, and beansprouts and fry again for 2 minutes, keeping everything moving in the wok with your spatula.
10. Now add the steak strips back to the wok, along with the noodles. Pour the chow mein sauce over the top.
11. Stir fry everything together for 2-3 minutes, tossing regularly with a set of tongs, until the noodles are hot.
12. Serve topped with spring onions, sesame seeds, and chilli flakes.