Discover a flavorful and satisfying Quick Chinese Beef Noodles Recipe. These savory noodles are made with tender beef, fresh vegetables, and umami flavors. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner!
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This Quick Chinese Beef Noodles Recipe is a great family dinner option and is ready in 30 minutes. It is easy to follow and made with authentic Chinese ingredients to create a restaurant-style meal that delivers deliciously bold flavors every time.
Serve this dish with easy spring rolls, Easy Honey Sriracha Sauce, Easy One Pan Beef and Broccoli, Simple Prawn Fried Rice Recipe and Chinese Takeaway Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings.
Why This Recipe Works
- The heart of this dish is the rich, umami-packed seasoning. It’s infused with soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, and garlic, creating a tasty, savory base for the noodles.
- The thinly sliced beef cooks quickly and is a satisfying, meaty addition to the dish.
- Colorful bell peppers, snap peas, and scallions provide freshness and crunch.
- You can adjust the level of spiciness by adding chili flakes or Sriracha.
Quick Chinese Beef Noodles Recipe Ingredients
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Egg noodles: This recipe calls for egg noodles, but you can substitute rice noodles, soba, or udon.
- Beef: Use flank steak or any other meat for this recipe.
- Cornflour: This will thicken the sauce. You could also use cornstarch.
- Sesame oil: This is a delicious, fragrant oil used to stir-fry.
- Dark soy sauce: Use a good-quality brand of dark soy sauce for the best flavor.
- Rice wine vinegar: You can also swap this with apple cider vinegar.
- Garlic and ginger: Fresh ginger and garlic work best for this recipe; however, you can substitute ginger and garlic powder.
- Carrots: Peel and chop fresh carrots.
Tips and Substitutions
- Batches: Depending on how many people you plan to feed, you can halve, double, or triple this beef noodle stir fry.
- Beef: To prepare the beef, slice it against the grain. This will ensure that it is tender when cooking.
- Noodles: Select fresh or good-quality dried Chinese egg noodles to make this dish for the best results. If you use dried noodles, do not overcook them, resulting in soft mushy noodles.
- Variations: This easy beef noodle recipe is versatile. Add ingredients like scrambled eggs, broccoli, or mushrooms for a variation.
How to Make Quick Chinese Beef Noodles
- Slice the beef into bite-sized pieces, cutting against the grain. Toss the meat into a bowl and mix it with cornflour, soy sauce, chicken bouillon, and black pepper. Cover the bowl with cling film and let the beef marinate while you prepare the sauce.
2. For the sauce, stir together dark soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, white pepper, cornstarch, chicken bouillon, and sesame oil in a separate bowl until everything’s well mixed.
3. Get a pot of water going, warm it up, and add the noodles. Cook them for 5-7 minutes, drain, and set aside. If you’re using fresh noodles, gently rub them on a chopping board to loosen them up before cooking.
4. As the noodles are cooking, heat a splash of sesame oil in a wok. Add the marinated beef and cook on each side for 5-7 minutes until perfectly done. Then, add sliced onions, minced garlic, and chopped green onions, and cook for another couple of minutes until fragrant.
5. Next, add the cooked noodles into the wok along with the beef, carrots, red capsicum peppers and pak choi. Pour the soy sauce mixture into the pan and stir well on medium to high heat until it’s all blended nicely.
6. Finally, let it cook on low heat for 3-5 minutes until tender.
7. Serve this tasty Chinese Beef Noodles with a sprinkle of spring onions, sesame seeds, and chili oil for an extra kick.
Recipe FAQs
Chinese beef noodles are known as beef chow fun or beef ho fun.
Chinese egg noodles are usually used to make chow mein.
Place leftover noodles in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to four days. Reheat in the microwave.
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Quick Chinese Beef Noodles Recipe
Equipment
- Pot
- Wok pan or pan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 400 g of egg noodles
- 500 g of beef
- ½ tablespoon of black pepper or white pepper
- 4 tablespoon of cornflour
- 3 tablespoon of sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
- 6 tablespoon of dark soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon of rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 5 garlic cloves grated
- 3 tablespoon of ginger grated
- 4 stalks green onions/spring onions chopped
- 4 carrots chopped
- ½ onion sliced
- 2 pak choi chopped diagonally
Instructions
- Chop the beef against the grain into bite-sized pieces. In a bowl, mix beef, cornflour, soy sauce, ½ tablespoon of chicken bouillon, and ½ tablespoon of black pepper. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the beef marinate while you prepare the sauce.
- For the sauce, combine dark soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, white pepper, cornstarch, chicken bouillon, and sesame oil in another bowl. Stir until well combined.
- Next, bring water to a boil in a pot and add the noodles. Cook them for 5-7 minutes or until done, then drain the water. If you’re using fresh noodles, rub them on a chopping board to separate them.
- While the noodles cook, heat sesame oil in a wok pan. Add the marinated beef and cook on both sides for 5-7 minutes or until fully done. Then add sliced onions, minced garlic, ginger and green onions to the wok, cooking for an additional two minutes.
- Add the cooked noodles to the wok with the beef and veggies. Pour the prepared soy sauce mixture over them and stir everything together on medium to high heat until well combined. Finally, add pak choi to the wok and cook on low heat for about five minutes until tender.
- Serve these delicious Chinese Beef Noodles with chopped spring onions, sesame seeds, and chili oil for extra flavor.
Notes
- Ginger and garlic: For the best flavors, use fresh ginger. If you don't have fresh ginger, then you can use ground ginger instead.
- Beef: Slice the beef against the grain to ensure they are tender when cooking.
- Noodles: Select fresh or good-quality dried Chinese egg noodles to make this dish for the best results. If you use dried noodles, do not overcook them, as this will result in overly soft ones.
- Batches: Depending on how many people you plan to feed, you can halve, double, or triple this beef noodle stir fry.
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