Homemade Beef Lo Mein
Easy Beef Lo Mein Recipe with lo mein noodles, juicy tender beef steak, crisp vegetables and seasoned with homemade stir fry sauce. Quick and easy dinner ready in 20 minutes and incredibly delicious!
What is Lo Mein Noodles?
Lo Mein Noodles are basically made of flour and egg and thick round texture. In Cantonese, it means tossed noodles and you can add in your stir fry, soup or braised noodle dishes. The main difference with chow mein noodles is texture and preparation, chow mein noodles are thinner in texture and fried until slightly crisp. While lo mein is a wet stir fry dish tossed in loads of sauce, meat and vegetables.
You don't need any wok skills, special ingredients or equipment to create this dish. You can use wok, skillet or any large non-stick pan, just make sure your pan is hot and large enough to toss the noodles evenly. With our simple tips, you can create restaurant-quality beef lo mein, which taste way better than any takeout! Super fast and super budget-friendly too!
Ingredients
- 400 gram (14 oz) Fresh Lo Mein noodles ( or cooked egg noodles ) see in note
- 250 gram (9 oz) Beef sirloin tenderloin/rump or any tender meat cut
- 3-4 Mushrooms (sliced)
- 2-3 Spring Onions ( cut 2" pieces )
- 1 Bell pepper ( julienned )
- 2-3 Cabbage leaves ( thin slices )
- 5-6 Snow Peas
- 1 Small carrot ( julienned )
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
Sauce Mix
- 2 tbsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 4 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine (Or Water or Rice Vinegar) See in note
- ¼ tsp White pepper
Beef Marinade
- 1 tbsp Sauce Mix
- 1 tsp Corn starch
- ¼ tsp Baking soda
Instructions
1. Blanch the noodles with hot water for 1-2 minutes, drizzle a bit of sesame oil mix well and set aside.
2. Mix all the sauce ingredients in a small mixing bowl and set aside.
3. Prepare all the vegetables by wash and cut into slices. Cut the beef steak into thin slices against the grain.
4. Marinate the beef slices with a tablespoon of sauce mixture for 10-15 minutes and set aside.
5. Heat the wok or pan over medium-high heat, drizzle 2 tablespoon of oil, add the beef slices. Flatten the beef and sear for 1-2 minutes and continue stir fry for another 1-2 minutes.
6. Then follow with the vegetables, start adding from the hard one. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
7. Make a space in the middle of wok, add the noodles and pour the sauce mixture in.
8. Toss all the ingredients and noodles well to combine evenly for 2-3 minutes until cook through.
9. Remove from heat and transfer to serving plate. You can topped with extra chopped spring onions and chilli oil according to your taste. Serve immediately! Enjoy!
Notes
Lo Mein Noodles - you can buy fresh lo mein noodles in most Chinese/Oriental groceries fridge section. It's also known as Hokkien noodles in some of the packagings. You can use any fresh, frozen, or dry egg noodles for this recipe. Prepare by the packet instructions before adding in a stir fry.
Shaoxing Wine - is a Chinese cooking rice wine that brings more aroma to the noodles. As Shaoxing If you want to avoid cooking wine and make a non-alcohol version, you can substitute it with water or rice vinegar.
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