Quick & Easy Beef Lo Mein

Thick chewy noodles stir fried with tender beef and crisp vegetables in a savory sauce. This quick and easy beef lo mein is a great main dish or meal! Made in only 30 minutes in one pan and it's better-than-takeout!

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Prep Time 23

Cook Time 7

Total Time 30

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese

Servings

Calories per serving 533 kcal

Ingredients

0.88 lb lo mein noodles fresh kind (or miki noodles/cooked spaghetti)
½ lb flank steak *See Notes below for substitutes
1 ¾ cups cabbage thinly sliced
⅓ cup carrot julienned
½ cup bell pepper julienned
¼ cup water cold, to cook veggies
4 green onions chopped into 1 inch long pieces
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil for frying

Beef Marinade

½ tablespoon regular soy sauce
½ tablespoon Shaoxing Wine or dry sherry wine or chicken/beef stock
2 teaspoon cornstarch or potato starch
¼ teaspoon baking soda do not skip!
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Noodle Sauce

3 cloves garlic minced
1.5 tablespoon regular soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon white granulated sugar or cane sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch or potato starch
¼ cup chicken stock low-sodium (or beef/vegetable stock)

Instructions

Thinly slice flank steak against the grain on an angle into ¼-inch-thick pieces. Tip: To thinly slice beef, freeze beef for 60 minutes uncovered and then cut with a sharp knife.
Transfer sliced beef to a large bowl. Add beef marinade ingredients as listed and mix into beef. Set aside to marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature.
In a small bowl, combine the noodle sauce ingredients as listed above. Set aside.
In a large wok or pot filled with enough water, bring to a boil. Blanch fresh egg noodles in boiling hot water until loosened, about 20 to 30 seconds.
Strain noodles and rinse them under cold running water. Strain out any excess water. Set aside.
Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Fry the beef until cooked. Then remove from the pan and set aside.
Add carrots, red bell pepper, cabbage, followed by cold water. Cook until vegetables are vibrant, about 30-60 seconds.
Toss in noodles with the noodle sauce and stir fry until there are no liquids in the base of the pan. Note: The sauce will thicken a bit so they can easily coat the noodles. Toss back in cooked beef and green onions. Once mixed, remove off heat. Enjoy!

Notes

What other cuts of meat can I use instead of flank steak?

Another cut of beef you may use includes Skirt steak, flat iron steak, flap steak or aka sirloin tri steak, tri-tip steak, and hanger steak.

New York strip steak may work but remove any thick pieces of fat or it will make the beef chewy.

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