Beef Lo Mein with Broccoli

This beef lo mein recipe takes only less than 30 minutes to cook.  All you need is to have all the ingredients ready and the noodles cooked.  For this beef lo mein recipe, I used spaghetti noodles instead of lo mein noodles (egg noodles).  Why?  Because I already have the spaghetti noodles available in my pantry.  For a traditional Chinese food experience, you may use lo mein noodles instead.

What is Beef Lo Mein?

Lo mein is a Chinese dish cooked often with egg noodles. Also, it often contains vegetables and meat or seafood. Beef, chicken, pork, shrimp or wontons are the meat or seafood used. Some people cook lo mein with only vegetables which is probably the simplest to cook.  Traditionally, lo mein is almost a dry variation of wonton noodle soup.

Aside from the spaghetti noodles, our main ingredients for this beef lo mein recipe are beef and brocolli.  Therefore, it is very simple to cook!  Another alternative is to replace the beef with chicken or pork.

After cooking this beef lo mein dish, this has been a family favorite.  As a result, the kids always request for this!

If you are a busy parent, this is one home cooked meal that everybody will love.  Most noteworthy, it looks and tastes complicated but in reality very easy to make.  Try this and certainly everyone will classify you as a very good cook!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 Kilo flank steak, sliced
• 225 grams spaghetti noodles
• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 pcs garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pc medium carrot, shredded
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a large pot cook the spaghetti noodles according to package directions.
2. In the last 5 minutes of cooking the noodles, add the broccoli and cook until tender.
3. Drain the noodles and broccoli.  Set aside.
4. While the pasta is cooking, add olive oil to a wok.
5. Cook the steak until no longer pink.
6. Add the garlic, and carrots and cook for two minutes.
7. In a small bowl mix the brown sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes and finally the black pepper.
8. Add the spaghetti to the wok and pour the sauce on top and mix.
9. Serve hot.

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Lo Mein with Beef and Broccoli

Lo mein is a Chinese dish cooked normally with egg noodles. It often contains vegetables and meat or seafood, like beef, chicken, pork, shrimp or wontons. Some people cook lo mein with just vegetables. Traditionally, lo mein is a dry variation of wonton noodle soup.

This lo mein recipe takes only less than 30 minutes to cook if you have all the ingredients ready and the noodles cooked. In this recipe, instead of using lo mein noodles (egg noodles), I used spaghetti noodles as I already have it in my pantry.

After cooking this lo mein dish, this has been a family favorite. The kids always request for this!

Ingredients

• 1/4 Kilo flank steak sliced
• 225 grams spaghetti noodles
• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 pcs garlic cloves minced
• 1 pc carrot medium , shredded
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

• In a large pot cook the spaghetti noodles according to package directions.
• In the last 5 minutes of cooking the noodles, add the broccoli and cook until tender.
• Drain the noodles and broccoli. Set aside.
• While the pasta is cooking, add olive oil to a wok.
• Cook the steak until no longer pink.
• Add the garlic, and carrots and cook for two minutes.
• In a small bowl mix the brown sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes and black pepper.
• Add the spaghetti to the wok and pour the sauce on top and mix.
• Serve hot.

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