Beef Noodles with Shiitake Mushrooms & Bok Choy
Ingredients
For the steak:
- 1½ tbsp light soy sauce
- 3 tsp rice wine
- 1½ tbsp cornflour
- 375 g bavette or flank steak, cut into thin strips
For the sauce:
- 4½ tbsp sunflower oil
- 1½ tbsp rice wine
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1½ tbsp light soy sauce
For the stir fry:
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 thumb sized piece fresh ginger
- 1 green chilli
- 150 g shiitake mushrooms
- 9 baby bok choy
- 5 spring onion
- 600 g udon noodles cooked
Equipment
Chopping board x 2
Chopping knife
Small whisk
Tongs
Wok / large non-stick frying pan
Large spoon
Instructions
- Slice the bavette steak into thin strips.
- On a fresh chopping board, do the veg prep. Peel and thinly slice the garlic and peel and finely chop the ginger.
- Thinly slice the chilli and cut the spring onions into 5cm lengths.
- Slice the bok choy in half and thinly slice the mushrooms.
- Add to a bowl the light soy sauce, shaoxing wine and cornflour and whisk to combine. Add the steak and toss to coat.
- Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick pan or wok over a high heat. Using tongs add the steak in a single layer. Line the pieces up, leaving a gap between each piece. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Use the tongs to turn and repeat on the other side. Set aside.
- Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl.
- Return the non-stick pan to a medium high heat. Add the remaining two tablespoons of oil, garlic and ginger to the pan. Fry for a minute then add the chilli and shiitake and fry for another minute, until the mushrooms have softened and picked up a little colour.
- Add the baby bok choy and spring onions to the pan. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the sauce to the pan along with the noodles and heat through. Return the beef to the pan and toss to coat everything in the sauce.
- Serve into bowls.
Notes
These Shanghai-style-wok kissed noodles need no introduction. This dish is loaded with tender steak, fresh crisp veggies and soft fresh noodles. Don’t be afraid of a high heat when cooking this dish.
You may need to cook this recipe in batches if you don't have a big enough pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 604kcal