Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tender steak strips with chow mein noodles and vegetables in a tasty stir-fry sauce. A quick dinner that everyone loves!
Ingredients
150 g (5.3 oz) dried chow mein noodles or dried fine egg noodles
3 tbsp neutral oil (I like to use avocado oil)
300 g (10.5 oz) thin sirloin, skirt or flank steak sliced thinly, against the grain
¼ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 small onion peeled and sliced
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
1 carrot peeled and sliced into matchsticks
½ green bell pepper deseeded and sliced
¼ savoy cabbage thinly sliced
100 g (3.5 oz) beansprouts
Chow Mein Sauce:
1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp Chinese rice wine
2 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
90 ml (1/3 cup) beef stock
1 tbsp sesame oil
¼ tsp white pepper
To Serve:
chopped spring onions (scallions)
sesame seeds
chilli flakes
Instructions
- Cook the chow mein noodles, in boiling water, as per the pack instructions, then drain and run under cold water to stop them sticking together.
- While the noodles are cooking, make the chow mein sauce. In a small bowl, mix together the cornflour, soy sauce, and Chinese rice wine, until the cornflour is fully incorporated.
- Then add in the kecap manis, hoisin sauce, beef stock, sesame oil, and white pepper. Mix together to combine and put to one side.
- Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a wok over a high heat.
- Season the steak strips in the garlic salt and pepper, then add to the wok and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning once or twice, until the steak is just cooked.
- Remove the steak from the pan with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl.
- Add the remaining one tablespoon of oil to the wok.
- Add the onion, garlic, and carrot, and fry for 3 minutes, regularly tossing everything together with a spatula.
- Add the green pepper, cabbage, and beansprouts and fry again for 2 minutes, keeping everything moving in the wok with your spatula.
- Now add the steak strips back to the wok, along with the noodles. Pour the chow mein sauce over the top.
- Stir fry everything together for 2-3 minutes, tossing regularly with a set of tongs, until the noodles are hot.
- Serve topped with spring onions, sesame seeds, and chilli flakes.
Tender steak strips with chow mein noodles and vegetables in a tasty stir-fry sauce. A quick dinner that everyone loves!
Ingredients
150 g (5.3 oz) dried chow mein noodles or dried fine egg noodles
3 tbsp neutral oil (I like to use avocado oil)
300 g (10.5 oz) thin sirloin, skirt or flank steak sliced thinly, against the grain
¼ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 small onion peeled and sliced
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
1 carrot peeled and sliced into matchsticks
½ green bell pepper deseeded and sliced
¼ savoy cabbage thinly sliced
100 g (3.5 oz) beansprouts
Chow Mein Sauce:
1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp Chinese rice wine
2 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
90 ml (1/3 cup) beef stock
1 tbsp sesame oil
¼ tsp white pepper
To Serve:
chopped spring onions (scallions)
sesame seeds
chilli flakes
Instructions
- Cook the chow mein noodles, in boiling water, as per the pack instructions, then drain and run under cold water to stop them sticking together.
- While the noodles are cooking, make the chow mein sauce. In a small bowl, mix together the cornflour, soy sauce, and Chinese rice wine, until the cornflour is fully incorporated.
- Then add in the kecap manis, hoisin sauce, beef stock, sesame oil, and white pepper. Mix together to combine and put to one side.
- Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a wok over a high heat.
- Season the steak strips in the garlic salt and pepper, then add to the wok and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning once or twice, until the steak is just cooked.
- Remove the steak from the pan with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl.
- Add the remaining one tablespoon of oil to the wok.
- Add the onion, garlic, and carrot, and fry for 3 minutes, regularly tossing everything together with a spatula.
- Add the green pepper, cabbage, and beansprouts and fry again for 2 minutes, keeping everything moving in the wok with your spatula.
- Now add the steak strips back to the wok, along with the noodles. Pour the chow mein sauce over the top.
- Stir fry everything together for 2-3 minutes, tossing regularly with a set of tongs, until the noodles are hot.
- Serve topped with spring onions, sesame seeds, and chilli flakes.
