Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein

I found some stir fry noodles at Fresh Market in Roanoke.  That sounded like the start of a great Chinese dinner.  If you can't find them, you can use lo mein noodles or even spaghetti noodles.  Just cook them according to the package directions.

  

Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein

1 package stir fry noodles
8 ounces steak
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3 cups broccoli florets
1 large carrot or 10 baby carrots
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon pepper

  

Prepare all the vegetables.  Thinly slice the carrots, cut the broccoli into florets, mince the garlic and ginger.

  

Thinly slice the steak.

  

Place the brown sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil and pepper in a small bowl and whisk together.  Set aside.

  

I have a wok that I like to use.  If you don't have one, use a large fry pan.  Heat the oil in the pan you are using.  Cook the steak until it is no longer pink.

  

Remove the meat to a clean plate.  Add the broccoli, carrots, ginger and garlic to the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes.  If you choose to use powdered ginger, place it in the sauce.

  

Return the meat to the pan.

  

Place the stir fry noodles, or the other noodles you have already cooked and drained, into the fry pan.

  

Stir to combine and to warm the noodles and steak, about 2-3 minutes.

  

Pour the sauce you set aside over the noodles and stir fry a bit more to coat everything in the sauce. Serve immediately.

  

Other than a bit of slicing and assembling of the sauce, there is very little work to get it on the table.  This is a very fast meal.  It took about 20 minutes from start to finish.

Better than fast, it was a delicious meal.