20-Minute Beef Chow Mein

by Amy Sheppard

This is a great Friday night dinner when you fancy a takeaway, but you’re on a budget. The brilliant thing about chow mein is that it’s easy to make taste just like the real thing! Serve this with spring rolls and prawn crackers if you want to go all out!

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat a good glug of oil in a wok or large non-stick frying pan (skillet). Add the stir-fry vegetables and fry for 5 minutes over a high heat, turning regularly, until soft.

Step 2

Meanwhile, put the cornflour in a small bowl. Add the soy sauce and whisk with a fork until there are no lumps. Stir in the ketchup and oyster sauce and set aside.

Step 3

Remove the veg from the pan and set aside.

Step 4

Add a little more oil to the pan, if needed. When hot, add the beef mince and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes, turning regularly, until browned.

Step 5

Drain off any excess fat and return the veg to the wok. Gently pull apart the noodles so each one is separated before adding them to the wok along with the sauce. Stir fry for 3–5 minutes over a medium heat, stirring regularly until the beef and noodles are cooked through and everything is coated in sauce. Season with salt and pepper and serve with prawn crackers if you like.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 70ml Oyster Sauce 1x Lee Kum Kee Panda Oyster Sauce 510g
  • 600g Mixed Stir Fry Vegetables 2x Sainsbury's Oriental Vegetable Stir Fry 300g
  • 300g Straight To Wok Noodles 1x Amoy Straight to Wok Medium Noodles 2x150g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste 1x Sainsbury's Coarse Ground Black Pepper 45g
  • 200g Prawn Crackers, to serve 1x Sainsbury's Prawn Crackers 80g
  • 2 tbsp Oil, for frying 1x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L
  • 1tbsp Cornflour 1x Sainsbury's Cornflour 500g
  • 4tbsp Light Soy Sauce 1x Sainsbury's Light Soy Sauce 150ml
  • 1tbsp Tomato Ketchup 1x Stamford Street Co. Tomato Ketchup 460g
  • 500g Beef Mince (Ground Beef 1x Sainsbury's British or Irish 5% Fat Beef Mince 500g
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