Beef Chow Fun Recipe

Got a hankering for Chinese noodles? Well, today’s beef chow fun recipe is simply a must-try. Tender beef, soft flat rice noodles, meaty mushrooms, and refreshing bean sprouts, all stir-fried in a luscious soy sauce.

What Is Beef Chow Fun?

For those of you who don’t know, beef chow fun is a popular Cantonese dish featuring flat, wide rice noodles stir-fried with beef, bean sprouts, and dark soy sauce. This stir-fry noodle dish is usually cooked in a wok or a deep skillet.

As for its cuisine, this recipe is widely eaten in Hong Kong and Guangdong, and can be found in many dim sum restaurants overseas. 

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Difference between Chow Mein and Chow Fun

They are both noodle-based, but the key difference is that chow mein recipes call for egg noodles with a thin and round shape, meanwhile, those of chow fun dishes are flat and wide rice noodles with a softer and chewier texture.

Ingredients You'll Need

• Beef: We use flank steak for this recipe. It is a delicious, lean cut of beef from the cow’s belly muscles.
• Rice Noodles: For this recipe, we use freshly cooked flat wide rice noodles. If you buy uncooked noodles, simply cook them as instructed on the package.
• Sauce: This 7-ingredient sauce is what makes our dish taste divine. Simply mix together sesame oil, water, cornstarch, pepper, Sriracha, soy sauce, and Hoisin sauce. This combination results in a savory and slightly spicy taste, packing a punch of umami flavors.
• Vegetables and Spices: Fresh mung bean sprouts and tender-crisp white button mushrooms add more taste and texture to our beef chow fun. Other spices such as garlic and onion also give our dish a boost of flavor.

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Is This Recipe Healthy?

Chinese noodle dishes often get a bad rap for the excessive amounts of seasonings and oil used. Rest assured, our version of beef chow fun here makes a moderately healthy meal.

First, we use flank steaks for the beef. Being lean cuts of meat, they are high in protein and packed with essential vitamins and minerals, while having a lesser amount of unhealthy fats.

We have also estimated the amounts of all ingredients to make sure the nutritional value of our dish follows that of the 2020 – 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Let’s take a look at the “the less the better” indexes: one serving of this recipe provides 466 calories, 3.6 g saturated fats, 590 mg sodium, and 3.7 g sugar. These numbers are substantially lower than many beef chow fun take-outs at restaurants.

However, the key to enjoying satiating dishes like stir-fry is still, of course, moderation.

What to Serve with

Here are some recommended sides to serve with our beef chow fun:

• Cabbage Soup Recipe
• Cabbage Potato Soup Recipe
• Healthy Miso Soup Recipe
• Winter Melon Meatball Soup Recipe
• Egg Roll Recipe

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How to Make Beef Chow Fun

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Tender beef, juicy mushrooms, soft-chewy flat rice noodles, and fresh bean sprouts. All stir-fried in a luscious savory sauce. Try it today and see how this beef chow fun recipe quickly becomes a favorite for weekday meal rotations.

- by Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina, 2022-10-27

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• cook TIME 18 mins
• prep TIME 7 mins
• total TIME 25 mins

• COURSE Main Course
• CUISINE Asian
• SERVINGS
  4

  servings
• CALORIES 466 kcal

INGREDIENTS

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• 12 oz flank steak
• 18 oz cooked wide flat rice noodles (from about 9 oz cooked)
• 6 oz white mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 oz onion (cut into wedges)
• 2 oz mung bean sprouts
• 3 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tbsp garlic (minced)
• 3 1/2 tbsp canola oil
• 1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp unsalted roasted sesame seeds
• 1 fl oz water
• 1/4 cup scallions (chopped)
• 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
• 1 tsp Sriracha

INSTRUCTIONS

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Prep:

1

Slice the beef: Trim off the silver skin (the white thin membrane covering one side of the steak), remove all the excess fats from the steak, then slice thinly against the grain.

2

Slice the white mushrooms: Use a clean cloth or tissue paper to wipe the dirt off the mushroom (do not rinse), then cut them into slices.

3

Cook the wide flat rice noodles as instructed on the package. (for uncooked packaged rice noodles only, skip this step if you purchase freshly cooked rice noodles)

4

Cut the onion into wedges: Half the onion lengthwise and slice off the root and head. Lay one half flat, and make a vertical cut right through the center to get two large wedges. Flip the large wedges and cut them into four small wedges.

5

Mince the garlic: Separate the cloves from the bulb and peel the skin off. Use a knife to slice each entire clove lengthwise, then hold the clove and turn 90 degrees to slice it crosswise. Keep mincing each clove to make tiny pieces.

6

Chop the scallions: Rinse the scallions, pat dry, then lay them in an even layer on a cutting board. Remove 2 inches of the tops and the root ends, then slide the blade of a sharp knife in a back-and-forth motion to make scallion rings.

7

Wash the mung bean sprouts until clean.

Cook:

1

Make the sauce: In a small mixing bowl, add 1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil, 1 fl oz water, 1/2 tbsp cornstarch, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tsp Sriracha, 3 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce, and 1/2 tbsp Hoisin sauce. Stir well to combine.

2

Sautee the minced garlic in canola oil: In a skillet over medium heat, add 3 1/2 tbsp canola oil and 2 tbsp minced garlic. Stir for 30 seconds.

3

Add the white mushroom: Add 6 oz white mushrooms and stir fry for 4 minutes.

4

Add the beef: Add 12 oz flank steak slices and stir fry for 4 minutes.

5

Add the sauce and onion: Add the sauce and 2 oz onion. Stir well for 1 minute.

6

Add the cooked rice noodles and mung bean sprouts: Add 18 oz cooked wide flat rice noodles and 2 oz mung bean sprouts. Stir for 5 more minutes, then remove from the heat.

7

Serve: Sprinkle with 1/4 cup scallions and 1 tbsp unsalted roasted sesame seeds. Enjoy!

NUTRITION

Nutrition Facts

How to Make Beef Chow Fun

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 466Calories from Fat 210

% Daily Value*

Fat 23.3g

36%

Saturated Fat 3.6g

23%

Polyunsaturated Fat 6g

Monounsaturated Fat 12g

Cholesterol 51mg

17%

Sodium 589mg

26%

Potassium 517mg

15%

Carbohydrate 41g

14%

Fiber 3g

13%

Sugar 4g

4%

Protein 23g

46%

Vitamin A 67IU

1%

Vitamin C 6mg

7%

Calcium 45mg

5%

Iron 2mg

11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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