My Favorite Beef Lo Mein Recipe EVER!

beef

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

lo mein noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Whole wheat noodles offer more fiber, while spaghetti is a budget-friendly alternative.

Choose a tender cut of beef and slice against the grain into coin-thick pieces.

In a bowl, add soy sauce, baking soda, dark soy sauce, shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, white pepper, cornstarch, and water; mix to create a marinade.

Add the marinade to the beef in three to four batches, massaging it in after each addition.

Drizzle a bit of cooking oil over the marinated beef to prevent sticking and let it sit for about 30 minutes.

Slice onions, cut carrots into strips, mince garlic, and chop green onions, keeping the white and green parts separate.

Boil water and add the lo mein noodles, cooking until they are just right (no hard center). Drain well and rinse if not using immediately.

Mix all the noodle sauce ingredients together and set aside.

Heat a wok and add cooking oil; once shimmering, add the marinated beef and spread it out to cook evenly.

Cook the beef until the edges change color, then flip and cook until medium rare; remove and let drain.

Set heat to medium and sauté the onions until fragrant and translucent.

Add garlic and the white parts of the green onions, cooking until aromatic.

Toss in the carrots and cook until softened.

Add the cooked beef and noodles, pouring in the prepared sauce; use chopsticks to mix everything evenly.

Keep the heat low and gently stir to allow the noodles to soak up the sauce; add dark soy sauce for color if needed.

Sprinkle in the green parts of the onions and drizzle with sesame oil; stir to combine and serve.

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