Beef Chow Mein - great beef mince noodle recipe!

Name: Beef Chow Mein - great beef mince noodle recipe!
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 200g/ 7 oz chow mein noodles (, or other thin yellow egg noodles or 3 ramen cakes (Note 1)); 1 1/2 tbsp canola oil; 2 garlic cloves (, finely minced); 200g/ 7 oz beef mince / ground beef ((any fat %)); 3 green onion stems (, cut into 5cm/2" lengths, white and green parts separated); 1 egg; 2 cups green cabbage (, finely sliced (or Chinese cabbage)); 1 carrot (, peeled, cut into thin batons); 1 heaped cups bean sprouts ((~ 75g / 2 1/2 oz) (Note 5 - storage tip)); 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (or all-purpose soy sauce (Note 2)); 1 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce ((Note 2)); 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce ((Note 3)); 1 1/2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine ((Shaoxing) (Note 4)); 1 1/2 tsp white sugar; Pinch white pepper; 1 1/2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch; 3 tbsp water

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:10min

Recipe video above. The beef mince version of everybody's favourite Chicken Chow Mein - great way to cook up ground beef with noodles. Economical and no meat chopping required, with plenty of hidden vegetables so it's a complete dinner! Scrambling up an egg with the beef is a neat trick to make the beef cling to the noodles better.

Updated at: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:35:26 GMT