Recipe#25288

Title: BEEF LO MEIN WITH BEAN SPROUTS

From: BobbieB1@aol.com 
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 13:42:02 -0400
JOYCE JUE - PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

Yield: 6 servings
 
      1 lb Fresh Chinese egg noodles
           - (medium width)
    1/2 lb Beef flank steak
      2 tb Oyster sauce
      2 tb Dark soy sauce
      1 tb Light soy sauce
    1/2 c  Chicken broth
      2 ts Asian sesame oil
      2 ts Sugar
    1/2 ts White pepper
      4 tb Peanut oil
      2 sl Fresh peeled ginger, bruised
      2    Garlic cloves, bruised
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 lb Fresh bean sprouts
           - tails removed, patted dry
      1 c  Chinese garlic chives
           -=OR=- Green onions,
           -Cut into 2-in lengths
MMMMM-----------------------BEEF MARINADE----------------------------
    1/2 tb Soy sauce
      2 ts Rice wine or dry sherry
    1/2 ts Sugar
    1/2 tb Cornstarch
      1 ts Sesame oil
 
  ADD NOODLES TO A LARGE POT of boiling salted water. Stir and when it
  reaches a second boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 1 minute
  longer. Drain. Rinse with cold water. Drain thoroughly. Cut meat
  against the grain in 1/4-inch thick slices. Mix beef marinade. Add
  beef strips and let stand for 15 minutes. In a medium bowl, mix
  together oyster sauce, dark and light soy sauces, chicken broth,
  sesame oil, sugar, and white pepper. Preheat a wok. Add 2 tablespoons
  of oil, 1 slice of ginger and garlic, and half of the salt; saute
  until fragrant. Increase to high heat, add beef; stir-fry until
  browned, about 2 minutes. Remove and set aside. Heat remaining oil in
  the wok over medium heat. Add the remaining ginger, garlic and salt.
  Pour in sauce mixture, stir and bring to a boil. Add noodles and toss
  to coat with the sauce. Add the bean sprouts, chives and return the
  beef; stir-fry. Pick out and discard ginger and garlic.