I stole this recipe for Beef Lo Mein from dinneratthezoo.com. This delicious dinner tastes better than take-out. Thinly sliced beef is marinated in a mixture of sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce and cornstarch. Then the beef is cooked until brown. Next onions, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini and cabbage are cooked in a skillet before adding garlic. Cooked Chinese egg noodles are added to the skillet with the beef and a sauce made of beef broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch. Once the sauce thickens this delicious Beef Lo Mein is ready to eat.
Did you know? Lo Mein is a Chinese dish of boiled noodles combined with various stir-fried ingredients, then coated with a stir-fry sauce.¹ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)
The ingredients for this recipe are: 1 ½ lbs flank steak, 1 tsp granulated sugar, 1 tsp sesame oil, 4 tbsp soy sauce, 4 tsp cornstarch, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 20 oz fresh egg noodles, 1 cup thinly sliced yellow onion, 1 cup shredded or julienned carrots, 2 cups shredded cabbage, 2 tsp minced garlic, ½ cup beef broth, 4 tbsp hoisin sauce, 4 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sesame oil, 4 tsp cornstarch, ½ cup sliced green onions, salt and pepper
Prep the vegetables by shredding the carrots and thinly slice the zucchini.
Whisk together sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce and cornstarch in a bowl.
Thinly slice the beef and marinate in the sauce. Cover and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
Preheat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Then add the beef in a single layer. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
Remove the beef from the pan. Next add the onions, carrots, mushrooms and zucchini then cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until just softened.
Add the cabbage and the green onions to the skillet and cook until softened.
Return the beef to the skillet and toss to combine.
Then add the cooked noodles to the skillet.
In a small bowl, whisk together the beef broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch. Pour the sauce into the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute or until sauce is thickened.
Sprinkle with green onions and serve.
If you liked this recipe for Beef Lo Mein then you can also try Authentic Chinese Crab Fried Rice, Orange Glazed Chicken, Easy Hoisin Shrimp, Panda Express Mushroom Chicken or Easy Mongolian Beef.
Beef Lo Mein
Ingredients
Beef:
- 1 ½ lbs flank steak thinly sliced
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 tsp cornstarch
Lo Mein:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 20 oz fresh egg noodles precooked
- 1 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
- 1 cup shredded or julienned carrots
- ½ cup thinly sliced celery
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- ½ cup beef broth
- 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- ½ cup sliced green onion tops only the green part
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Beef:
-
Place the flank steak, sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce and cornstarch in a bowl. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
Lo Mein:
-
Preheat oil in a large pan over medium heat.
-
Add the beef in a single layer. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
-
Remove the beef from the pan.
-
Add the onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, zucchini and cabbage to the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until just softened. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
-
Add the noodles to the pan, along with the beef. Toss to combine.
-
In a small bowl, whisk together the beef broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch.
-
Pour the sauce into the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute or until sauce is thickened. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.
Recipe Notes
I substitute zucchini for the celery.