Easy Chinese Beef and Broccoli Noodles
A quick and easy, beef and broccoli lo mein recipe tossed in a sweet soy sauce and ready in 25 minutes!

- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 375 g spaghettini
- 1 medium onion
- 1+1/2 cup broccoli
- 400 g flank steak ((any type of steak, thinly sliced against the grain))
- 1 tsp corn starch ( (for beef marinade))
- 1 tbsp water
- 4 tsp Pre-mixed soy sauce mix from below
- 8 tbsp soy sauce ((reduced sodium, see notes))
- 11/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 11/2 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- 1
Follow the directions of the pasta package for al dente pasta, but subtract 1-2 minutes from what they suggest. We will be cooking this again in a frying pan, so we want to under-cook the pasta. (Do not add salt to the water when making the pasta because the soy sauce mixture will have enough salt for the dish.)
- 2
Cut the broccoli into bite sized pieces and set aside
- 3
When there are about 3-4 minutes left to your noodle timer, add in the chopped broccoli with the noodles and blanch it for a few minutes.
- 4
Drain the broccoli and the noodles out into a strainer and lightly rinse off the extra starch and set aside
- 5
In a small bowl, mix 8 tablespoons soy sauce, 1½ tablespoons dark soy sauce (or regular soy sauce), and 1½ tablespoon sugar and set it aside.
- 6
Slice the beef thinly against the grains and put it in another bowl.
- 7
Marinate the beef with 1 teaspoon corn starch, 4 teaspoons of the pre-mixed soy sauce mixture, and 1 tablespoon water of water for 10 minutes
- 8
Cut the onion in half, then and slice them into thin half moon slices and set aside
- 9
In a frying pan, add 2-3 tablespoons of oil and set it to high heat and wait for it to get hot.
- 10
Add in onions and stir fry it for 3 minutes
- 11
Add in the beef and cook for 3-5 minutes until meat is cooked
- 12
Add spaghettini, broccoli, and sauce mixture and cook for about 2-3 minute until everything is evenly mixed!
- 13
Enjoy!