🤤 How Chinese OGs like their Beef Chow Fun (濕炒牛河)

By Made With Lau · 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Slice the beef 1/4 inch thick across the grain, then soak the slices in cold water. Drain and squeeze out as much water as you gently can.
2. Rinse the fermented black beans, then soak them in cold water until soft. Drain, rinse once more and crush into a rough paste.
3. Cut the yellow onion into large triangle-and-rectangle chunks. Cut the green and red bell peppers into medium triangles of about the same size.
4. Mince the garlic. Thinly slice the ginger into strips, then finely mince it.
5. Marinate the beef with the salt, sugar, white pepper, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp cornstarch and 2 tbsp water, massaging until well coated. Add 1 tbsp oil and mix in.
6. Mix the sauce in a separate bowl with 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 3 tbsp water, 0.3 tsp white pepper, 0.5 tsp salt, 0.5 tsp sugar and 1 tsp potato starch, stirring to dissolve.
7. Loosen the fresh chow fun strands by hand on a dry surface until separated, then set them on a plate.
8. Heat a dry wok on high, add a little oil and swirl. Lower to medium or low, add the noodles and spread them out. Stir-fry without moving them much for about 1 minute.
9. Flip the noodles and fry the other side for 30 to 40 seconds. Season with 1 tsp light soy sauce, stirring gently, lowering the heat if needed. Plate the noodles and tease apart any clumps.
10. Reheat the wok, add oil and the beef, and lower the heat. Fry gently for about 1 minute, until 60-70% cooked. Remove to a strainer to drain off excess oil.
11. Pour out the oil from the wok, leaving a thin residue on the walls. Reheat the wok, add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for about 10 seconds until fragrant.
12. Add the crushed black beans and fry until aromatic. Rinse the bowl with about 1 tbsp water and add that to the wok.
13. After 20-30 seconds, add the onion and bell peppers, stir-fry, then add the rinsing water and toss to combine.

Summarized from Made With Lau's video. Watch it for the details.

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