What Makes This Recipe So Good
It yields the most tender and juicy beef ever! You’ll start by leaving the beef to sit in a bit of baking soda to tenderize it. Then, toss it in a savory marinade to make it juicy and delicious!It’s super easy to customize! Feel free to swap out the veggies in this dish for whatever you have on-hand. This beef chow mein recipe is a great way to use up any leftover produce you have sitting in your fridge.It’s a restaurant-quality meal that’s fun and easy to cook up in the comfort of your own home! Simply start by marinating and cooking the beef. Then stir fry your veggies, throw in the noodles and sauce, then enjoy!
Key Ingredients
Flank Steak – Flank steak is a lean cut of beef that works perfectly in this recipe. When tossed with a pinch of baking soda, the fibers in the steak soften, making it super tender. If you can’t find flank steak, skirt steak or thinly sliced sirloin would also work in this recipe. Also, if you don’t eat beef, this can easily be turned into a chicken, veggie, or pork chow mein recipe! Simply thinly slice chicken breast, mushrooms, or boneless pork chops for each of those variations if you’d like. Chow Mein Noodles – Either fresh or dry chow mein noodles will work in this recipe! Feel free to use whichever you prefer or whichever you can get your hands on. And if you can’t find chow mein noodles, spaghetti or linguini would work similarly in its place.
Chef’s Tips
Don’t skip marinating the beef in this chow mein recipe! Even just 20 minutes in the marinade will do the trick. Also, if you have the time, feel free to leave the beef to marinate for up to 8 hours in the fridge if you’d like.My biggest tip when making any stir fry is to have your ingredients chopped and ready before you get started on the recipe. Stir fried veggies take only a few minutes to cook before it’s time to move to the next step. Therefore, to avoid any overcooked ingredients, have everything prepped and ready to go ahead of time.This beef chow mein is best served immediately after cooking. There’s just something so comforting and exciting about a steaming hot plate of stir fried noodles. Though if you have any leftovers, I recommend storing them in an airtight container in the fridge for just one or two days.
Other Delicious Stir-Fry Recipes
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