Beef Chow Mein

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 pinches pepper
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 6 tablespoons mirin or 6 tablespoons sake or 6 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 1/3 lbs rump steak, sliced
• 5 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 lb fresh chinese egg noodles or 10 ounces dried noodles
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 large carrot, cut into strips
• 4 cups fresh bean sprouts
• 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 mix up all the marinade ingredients.
• 2 add the meat and toss to coat well.
• 3 set aside to marinate for a couple of hours.
• 4 fry the eggs to make thin omelettes the thickness of pancakes. remove, roll up and slice the egg the thickness of noodles. set aside.
• 5 cook the noodles until soft, remove from water and toss in a little oil.
• 6 heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a wok over medium-high heat and fry the noodles until browned in places, but not all over.
• 7 remove from wok and keep warm.
• 8 wipe out wok and lower the heat to low.
• 9 heat 1 teaspoon oil, add garlic and fry lightly.
• 10 raise the heat to medium-high, add the celery and carrot, and stir-fry until crisp-tender. add the bean sprouts and cook a few minutes longer.
• 11 add 1 teaspoon of sugar and the ginger and mix.
• 12 remove from wok.
• 13 wipe out wok, add 2 teaspoons oil and heat over medium-high heat.
• 14 add beef with the marinade and stir-fry to cook, about 5 minutes.
• 15 add the water and 1/4 cup soy sauce and bring to a boil while stirring.
• 16 add the cooked vegetables to the wok and combine.
• 17 pour over the noodles, mix in and garnish with sliced omelette.