Quick & Easy Beef Chow Fun
Chewy rice noodles stir fried with tender beef in a savory sauce with vegetables and aromatics! This quick and easy beef chow fun is better-than-takeout and made with simple ingredients! A great main dish or meal for the whole family!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 19 oz fresh rice noodles (or see Notes below for substitutes)
- 1/2 lb flank steak (or see Notes below for beef substitutes)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 4 scallions (chopped into 1-inch long pieces with green and white parts separated)
- 1 cup mung bean sprouts (or soy bean sprouts, washed and strained)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp cornstarch (or potato starch / tapioca starch)
- 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry wine )
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp white pepper (or black pepper)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1.5 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir-fry sauce)
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar
Instructions
- 1
Thinly slice flank steak against the grain on an angle into 1/4-inch-thick pieces and transfer beef slices to a large bowl. Add marinade ingredients as listed above to the beef and mix well. Marinate for 15-20 minutes.
- 2
Then in a small bowl, combine noodle sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- 3
If needed, microwave fresh rice noodles for 2-3 minutes at 60 second intervals or until soft and pliable. Gently separate them by hand after they've cooled down a bit.
- 4
Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Fry marinated beef in a single layer until cooked and slightly browned on edges. Remove and set aside.
- 5
With the residual oil in the pan, fry scallion whites only and garlic for 10 seconds.
- 6
Add remaining oil, rice noodles, and noodle sauce. Gently toss the noodles with the sauce using two spatulas lifting from the bottom.
- 7
Add cooked beef, bean sprouts, and scallion greens. Toss until everything is mixed. Serve and enjoy!