Crispy Beef Fried Noodles

Serves 3
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Directions

  1. 1Prepare the sauce by dissolving the stock cube, salt, sugar, and white pepper in boiling water, then stir in soy sauce and set aside.
  2. 2Cook the beef by heating vegetable oil in a large pan or wok, then add minced beef and curry powder and cook until browned and crispy.
  3. 3Remove the cooked beef and set aside.
  4. 4Sauté the vegetables by adding more oil if needed, then stir-fry the white part of the spring onions until fragrant, then add bean sprouts and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  5. 5Rehydrate noodles according to packet instructions.
  6. 6Rinse the noodles in a colander under cold water immediately after draining, and again before adding to the wok to loosen.
  7. 7Add the noodles to the pan with sesame oil and the sauce.
  8. 8Toss well to coat the noodles.
  9. 9Return the cooked beef to the pan along with green spring onions and hoisin sauce.
  10. 10Toss again until hot and combined.
  11. 11Serve the noodles in small containers.

Ingredients

  • 500 g lean minced beef
  • 1 heaped tbsp medium curry powder
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 250 g bean sprouts
  • 500 g fine dried egg noodles
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 tsp white pepper
  • 200 ml boiling water
  • 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
  • fried egg
  • chilli oil
  • tenderstem broccoli

Equipment

panwokcolander

Tips

  • You could also add a crispy bottom fried egg with some chili oil, and they go perfectly with tender stem broccoli.