Beef Chow Fun Noodles
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 14ounces wide rice noodles
- 1bunch chives, cut into long sections
- 2cups bean sprouts
- 1bunch soy chum
- 1tablespoon soy sauce
- 1tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 small white onion, sliced
- 3 thin slices of ginger
- salt
- oil
- 10.5ounces thinly pounded beef
- 1/2teaspoon baking soda
- 1tablespoon corn starch
- 1tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
- 1 1/2tablespoons soy sauce
- 1teaspoon sesame oil
- 2tablespoons oil
Instructions
- In a bowl combine together baking soda, cornstarch, Chinese cooking wine, soy sauce and sesame oil, mix well.
- Add the beef and using your hands mix it well to distribute the marinade evenly, set aside for 15 minutes.
- Place wok in a stove top and place in really high heat, once it starts to smoke add oil and swirl it around to coat the surface.
- Let it reach the oils smoking point then add the beef in single layer as possible, leave it there without mixing for 30 seconds to a minute until brown on one side. Turn to the other side and leave it again for another minute. Now start to stir fry, continue doing so for 2 minutes. Remove beef from the wok.
- Soak rice noodles in boiling water in a big bowl for 3 minutes, drain then set aside.
- Combine the soy sauce, dark soy sauce and brown sugar, set aside.
- Using the same wok add 2 tbsp oil bring heat to high then sauté ginger and onions.
- Add the choy sum and stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add the noodles and the soy sauce sugar mixture, stir fry continuously for 2 minutes until sauce is evenly distributed. Add small amounts of water if needed so it does not dry out.
- Add the beef back together with the bean sprouts and chives, season with salt if needed then stir fry for 30 more seconds.
- Remove from wok, serve while hot.
This recipe from Ang Sarap and Honest Cooking was republished with permission. It originally appeared as Beef Chow Fun.