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    Beef Chow Mein

    Last Modified: October 12, 2018 by Elaine| 14 Comments

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    Easy home-style beef Chow Mein with handmade egg noodles with oyster and pepper as main seasonings.

    Chow mein or stir-fried noodle is one of the most popular noodle dishes inside and outside China. Usually, they are with big flavor and quite quick to prepare. There are lots of chow mein dishes in China, chicken chow mein, seafoond chow mein, vegetable chow mein etc. The noodles used for chow mein usually are egg noodles. I am using my handmade egg noodles for this chow mein recipe. You can use dried egg noodles or Spaghetti. Anyway, the noodles should be not time sensitive and can go through all the way of boiling and mixing without breaking.

    beef chow mein | China Sichuan Food

    Ingredients

    Bell pepper (yellow, red and green), white onion, egg noodles and beef slices. And firstly marinate beef with oyster sauce, salt, ground pepper, light soy sauce and cornstarch. Besides we also need to prepare a mixed sauce in a small bow.

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    For handmade fresh egg noodles, we can skip the step of rinsing under cold water. Just transfer out and drain. Heat up around 3 tablespoons of cooking oil until really hot over high fire. Fry garlic until aroma over medium fire and turn up the fire again and fry the beef for 30-50 seconds. Transfer the beef out and leave the oil.Add peppers and onion, fry until slightly soft. Place noodles and return beef strips. Add the stirring sauce and mix well. Serve hot!

    beef chow mein | China Sichuan Food

    beef chow mein | China Sichuan Food

    Beef Chow Mein

    Elaine
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course staple
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 2
    Calories 903 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • Three halves of bell pepper , different color and cut into shreds
    • 1 cup flank steak , cut into strips
    • 8 oz. fresh egg noodles
    • 1 middle size onion , shredded
    • 2 cloves garlic , chopped
    • 3 tablespoons cooking oil

    Beef marinating sauce

    • ½ tablespoon light soy sauce
    • a small dash of ground pepper
    • ½ tablespoon oyster sauce
    • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
    • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

    Stirring Sauce

    • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine
    • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
    • pinch of sugar
    • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

    Instructions
     

    • Cut the beef into 2-inch strips. Marinate with all the beef marinating sauce. Stir in one direction until they become slightly sticky. Set aside. Prepare other ingredients. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredient of the stirring sauce.
    • Boil enough water in one pot and cook the noodles for 3-4 minutes. If you are using dried egg noodles, rinse in cold water and drain. However for fresh egg noodles, drain them directly.
    • In the mean time, heat up around 3 tablespoons of cooking oil until really hot over high fire. Fry garlic until aroma over medium fire and turn up the fire again and fry the beef for 30-50 seconds. Transfer the beef out and leave the oil.
    • Add peppers and onion, fry until slightly soft. Place noodles and return beef strips. Add the stirring sauce and mix well. Serve hot!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 903kcalCarbohydrates: 98gProtein: 43gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 1213mgPotassium: 969mgFiber: 6gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 3200IUVitamin C: 130.8mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 4.9mg
    Keyword Beef, noodles
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    If you love chow mein, check soy sauce chow mein and beef chow fun. I bet you will love them.

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    Comments

    1. Adam

      October 31, 2015 at 2:31 am

      I make this for my wife. she will love it! Thanks!

      Reply
    2. Piper

      May 22, 2016 at 12:48 pm

      Made it today and added a bit chili and loved it.

      Easy to make, tastes just yummy.

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        May 25, 2016 at 2:25 pm

        You are the most welcome!

        Reply
    3. Chef

      December 28, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      how long do the noodles boil??

      Reply
      • Elaine

        December 28, 2016 at 7:18 pm

        I cook around 3 minutes.

        Reply
    4. Jessie

      February 15, 2017 at 6:33 am

      Can this be made ahead, refrigerated and reheated in microwave? Or will it turn into a big lump and stick together?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        February 15, 2017 at 10:03 am

        I suggest not cooking it ahead. But you can prepare all the ingredients well and fridge previously. Stir-frying process just take 5 minutes.

        Reply
    5. Brooke Kennedy

      May 16, 2017 at 10:36 am

      I made this using different veggies (onion, potato, zucchini, broccoli, and carrots) and it was SO good. I'm so glad I made the egg noodles by your recipe because they were great too! Usually I can never get the flavor profile right but yours was spot-on! Love love love it!

      Reply
    6. Karina ortega

      October 20, 2017 at 4:12 am

      How many people does this feed? Like 2 or 4??

      Reply
      • Elaine

        October 30, 2017 at 9:18 am

        2

        Reply
    7. Izabela

      November 11, 2020 at 11:06 pm

      5 stars
      Very delicious!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        November 18, 2020 at 8:53 am

        Thanks Izabela!!!

        Reply
    8. Lee Thayer

      September 28, 2022 at 8:09 am

      5 stars
      Hi Elaine, I made this on 27 Sep 2022, and doubled the recipe for my family. This is very easy to prepare, recipe ingredients and steps were followed exactly as written. And this is worthy of 10 stars, it is that good! Very well liked by myself and my family (Thai). Thank you for a great recipe.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        September 29, 2022 at 6:46 am

        Thanks Lee. You are so so sweet!! Super happy to know it is loved by your family too. Happy cooking!

        Reply

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