Beef chow mein – great mince/ground beef recipe

Here’s what you need to make this recipe:

Chow Mein:

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)

Chow Mein Sauce:

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

Sauce Thickener:

1 1/2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch

3 tbsp water

All set? Let’s move on to cooking!

Instructions