20-Minute Beef Chow Mein

by Amy Sheppard
Star 4.0
    5m prep time
    20m total time
    Easy level
    11 ingredients

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