Quick & Easy Beef Chow Fun
Beef Chow Fun. Chewy rice noodles stir fried with tender beef in a delicious savory sauce with bean sprouts, onions and garlic. A popular Cantonese dish. Ready in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1.20 lb fresh rice noodles
- ½ lb flank steak thinly sliced (or see Notes for other substitutes)
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- 4 scallions chopped into 1 inch segments with green and white parts separated
- 1 cup mung bean sprouts
- 3 cloves garlic minced
Beef Marinade:
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or sub with Dry Sherry or rice vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Noodle Sauce:
- 1.5 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or sub with vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar
Instructions
- Thinly slice flank steak against the grain into ¼-inch-thick pieces. Transfer beef slices to a large bowl. Tip: to cut thinly, freeze flank steak uncovered for 45-60 minutes until the exterior is hard and use a sharp knife. Transfer sliced beef into a large bowl. Add marinade ingredients as listed above. Mix well into beef and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine Noodle Sauce ingredients as listed. Set aside.
- If needed, warm up fresh rice noodles in the microwave 2-3 times at 60 second intervals until soft and pliable. Allow them to cool and gently separate them by hand. Note: Before the cooking process, they should be soft and pliable, not hard.
- In a large wok or large skillet on medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil or any neutral oil. Once oil is hot, fry marinated beef in a single layer until cooked and slightly browned on edges. Remove and set aside.
- With the residual oil in the pan, add scallion whites only and garlic. Fry for 10 seconds.
- Add remaining tablespoon of oil, followed by rice noodles and noodle sauce.
- Gently toss until noodles are coated in sauce.
- Add cooked beef, bean sprouts, and scallion greens. Gently toss until everything is mixed. Remove off heat. Enjoy!
Notes
If you use dry flat wide rice noodles:
Follow package directions or soak them in hot boiling water for 1 minute until limp but firm to touch. Or soak them in warm water for 15-30 minutes. Strain and rinse under cold running water.
Other substitutes for flank steak?
Skirt steak, flat iron steak, flap steak or aka sirloin tri steak, tri-tip steak, and hanger steak.
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Nutrition
Calories: 514kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 986mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg