Beef Chow Fun with Baby Corn
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 10 min.
- Servings: 3 to 4
- Preparation Time: 20 min.
- 1 lb beef flank steak
- 5 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- a few drops sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 pound fresh rice noodles
- 1 8-ounce can baby corn
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon Chinese black bean sauce
- 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 5 tablespoons oil for stir frying, or as needed
DIRECTIONS
- Cut the flank steak across the grain into thin strips about 1/4-inch thick. Add the dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, and cornstarch. Marinate the steak for 15 minutes.
- While the steak is marinating, prepare the vegetables: rinse the baby corn in warm running water and drain. Smash, peel, and chop the garlic cloves.
- If using refrigerated rice noodles, rinse them in warm water to loosen. Cut the noodles into 1/2 to 3/4 inch strips.
- Heat the wok and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Lay flat and let brown for a minute. Stir in the black bean sauce and stir-fry the beef until it is browned and nearly cooked through. Remove from the wok.
- Clean out the wok and add 2 more tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and stir-fry until aromatic. Add the rice noodles and stir fry until browned.
- Push the rice noodles up to the side of the wok and add 1 more tablespoon oil. When the oil is hot, add the baby corn. Stir-fry briefly, then mix with the noodles. Stir in the oyster sauce.
- Add the beef back into the wok. Mix everything together and serve hot.


