Beef chow mein

Super healthy beef noodle stir-fry

4 - 6

Serves

15 mins

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

Nutritionally we often hear that we should eat a rainbow a day. This colourful chow mein is packed full of colour, is high in fibre as well as being a good source of iron, vitamin B12 and zinc. Nutrition information aside it also passes the taste test with flying colours.

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Ingredients

Noodles

500g Quality Mark beef mince

1 Tbsp olive oil

350g noodles

2 tsp cornflour

2 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp oyster sauce

1 cup beef stock

1 bunch bok choy

1 onion

sliced

1 celery stalk

sliced

2 carrots

thinly sliced

100g snow peas

400g corn

To serve

2 red chillies

sliced

2 spring onions

Method

To Make Beef Chow Mein

Cook the noodles following packet directions. Drain well. Set aside.

Combine cornflour, soy sauce, oyster sauce and beef stock in a small bowl. Mix well to combine.

Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat.

Add the oil, swirling to coat the pan.

Add mince and stir fry for 3-5 minutes or until browned.

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Transfer to a heatproof bowl.

Stir-fry bok-choy in wok for 3 minutes or until leaves are starting to wilt (add a splash of water if you find bok-choy is sticking or starting to burn).

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Transfer bok-choy to a bowl.

Add the onion and celery to the wok and stir-fry for 3 to 5 minutes or until just starting to soften.

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Add garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds or until fragrant.

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Return the mince to the wok, add the sauce mixture and stir-fry for 1 minute or until the sauce comes to a gentle boil.

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Add the carrot, snow peas and corn.

Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until vegetables are just tender and the sauce has thickened.

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Add the noodles back to the pan, tossing well to combine.