5.0 from 12 votes
Quick & Easy Chinese Beef Noodle Stir-Fry
Chewy vermicelli rice noodles pan fried with juicy tender beef with crunchy snap peas and gai-lan in a light savory sauce. This quick and easy Chinese beef noodle stir-fry is ready in 30 minutes with simple ingredients. It beats takeout!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 319 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 7.93 oz rice vermicelli 2-3 mm wide
- ½ lb flank steak sliced into ¼-inch thick pieces on a bias (see Notes)
- 1 cup snap peas or snow peas
- 3 cups gai-lan chopped into 2-inch long pieces (or chopped baby bok choy or yu choy sum)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Noodle Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or white pepper
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
Beef Marinade
- ¾ tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
- ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon water cold
- 1 tsp Regular soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda do not skip!
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or white pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, marinate thinly sliced beef with marinade ingredients as listed above. Set aside.
- In another large bowl, soak rice noodle vermicelli in warm water for 5-10 minutes until loosened and slightly softened. Monitor this process. Drain the noodles in a colander and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine noodle sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large non-stick pan on medium heat. Fry marinated beef and until it’s 50% cooked and still a bit red.
- Toss in minced garlic, chopped gai-lan and snap peas and cook until the gai-lan has softened a bit.
- Next toss in the strained noodles with the prepared noodle sauce. Mix everything together until noodles are well coated and there's no liquids in the base of the pan. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- To thinly slice beef easily
- Freeze it for 45-60 minute fully exposed and when the exterior is hardened, slice it against the grain on an angle into ¼-inch thick pieces with a sharp knife.
- Freeze it for 45-60 minute fully exposed and when the exterior is hardened, slice it against the grain on an angle into ¼-inch thick pieces with a sharp knife.
Nutrition Information
Calories
319kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
1114mg
(46%)
Potassium
435mg
(12%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
2651IU
(53%)
Vitamin C
39mg
(43%)
Calcium
97mg
(10%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 319
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 319kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 1114mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 435mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 2651IU | 53% |
| Vitamin C | 39mg | 43% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.