Beef chow mein
Serves: 4
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Toby Scott
Beef chow mein
Our easy chow mein is the perfect 'fake-away'
Serves: 4
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
434Kcal
Fat
19gr
Saturates
4gr
Carbs
39gr
Sugars
7gr
Fibre
6gr
Protein
22gr
Salt
2.5gr
Debbie Major
Cook, writer and food stylist, Debbie's reputation for foolproof, delicious recipes is second to none. She is renowned for her dedication to seasonal home cooking and her love of all things rustic and authentic. Simplicity over cheffy is her motto!
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Debbie Major
Cook, writer and food stylist, Debbie's reputation for foolproof, delicious recipes is second to none. She is renowned for her dedication to seasonal home cooking and her love of all things rustic and authentic. Simplicity over cheffy is her motto!
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp dry sherry (or Shaoxing cooking wine, or apple juice)
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 300g minced beef (12% fat)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 2.5cm piece root ginger, peeled and shredded
- 1 x 600g pack sweet & crunchy stir fry veg or other stir fry pack
- 1 x 410g pack fresh egg noodles
Step by step
- Mix the soy sauce, sherry, oyster sauce, caster sugar, sesame oil and cornflour together in a small bowl and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large, deep, nonstick frying pan or wok over a high heat. Add the minced beef, garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes, breaking up the meat into small pieces as it cooks, until it starts to crisp up. Add the veg and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, then add the noodles and stir-fry for another minute.
- Add the sauce mixture and toss everything together over a high heat for 1 minute or until piping hot. Spoon the chow mein into warmed bowls and serve.
