Description
Beef lo mein might already be one of your go-tos when ordering Chinese takeout. Skip spending money and make this dish at home in only 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz lo mein noodles (cooked according to instructions)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup hot boiled water
- 1 tbsp Beef Better Than Bouillon
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- oil (olive or sesame) for frying
- 1 lb beef
- 2 large carrots
- 2 cup broccoli
- 1 large onion
- 4 garlic cloves
Instructions
- Prepare Sauce: Into hot, boiled water add Better Than Bullion and brown sugar; stir to dissolve. Into the mixture, add soy sauce and set aside.
- Cook Beef: Dice carrots, broccoli and onion into two-inch pieces. Pre slice beef into very thin strips. Using a hot skillet with sesame oil, cook beef until it’s golden brown, remove from the skillet and set aside.
- Sauté Vegetables: Using the same skillet that was used to cook beef, sauté onions until golden brown with sesame oil. Remove from the skillet. In the same skillet, sauté carrots until softened, add broccoli and cook for about three minutes. Add onion back to the pan. Press garlic into the mixture.
- Simmer: Add cooked beef into the skillet with vegetables. Pour sauce over the ingredietns and let them simmer for about 2 minutes.
- Mix: Add cooked noodles and toss everything together.
- Serve: Into a large dish, combine noodles, vegetables and beef. Toss to bring everything together and serve while it’s still hot.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days. Spaghetti noodles can be used as a substitute for lo mein noodles if unavailable.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 381 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 586 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 54 mg