Traditional Chinese Beef Chow Fun
Beef chow fun (乾炒牛河) is a classic Chinese dish known for its fresh wide rice noodles and thinly sliced marinated beef. You can whip this up in 30 minutes with pantry-friendly ingredients, including pepper powder, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and egg white. Add a pop of color with bean sprouts, Chinese yellow chives, and scallions!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200 g of beef (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 1/2 tsp of white pepper
- 1 tbsp of light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp of cornstarch
- 1 tbsp of oil
- 250 g of fresh wide rice noodles
- 1 tbsp of soy sauce
- 1 tsp of dark soy sauce
- 30 g of bean sprouts
- 20 g of Chinese yellow chives
- 20 g of scallions
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- 1
Clean and slice the beef into thin slices.
- 2
Season the beef slices with salt, white pepper, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and egg white. Give it a good mix.
- 3
Add cornstarch to the marinade, coating the beef thoroughly.
- 4
Add a tablespoon of oil and mix well.
- 5
Marinate for about half an hour to ensure tenderness.
- 6
Heat oil in a pan and sauté the marinated beef on low heat until the beef changes color. It should turn from reddish flesh to brown. Be cautious not to overcook; the aim is to maintain juiciness and tenderness.
- 7
Take out the beef slices and set aside. Leave the oil in the pan.
- 8
With the remaining oil from the pan, add fresh wide rice noodles and stir over highheat to enhance the fragrance.
- 9
Drizzle a tablespoon of soy sauce and a teaspoon of dark soy sauce.
- 10
Continue stir-frying until the noodles absorb seasonings and color.
- 11
Add bean sprouts and the cooked beef slices. Fry until the bean sprouts are slightly crisp.
- 12
Next, add chopped Chinese yellow chives and scallions. Continue stir-frying and tossing until the ingredients are well combined.