Monday, August 4, 2008

Beef Chow Mein

We made this one at the Community Kitchens Group on the 30th July. Everyone said they enjoyed it. All bowls were empty so that was the proof. We served the little pork dumplings afterwards. I have adjusted the recipe that appears below because the original recipe had too much liquid and not enough vegetables. We would have liked some rice to be served up with it so I have added that to the bottom of this recipe.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1kg beef mince
2 medium onions chopped finely
8 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons curry powder
2 carrots cut into thin sticks
4 celery stalks sliced diagonally
1 can button mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 cup stock
1/2 cup oyster sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 packets of shelf fresh hokkien noodles
............. or 4 cakes of 2 minute Ramen noodles cooked
1 cup frozen peas
1 wombok (350g), shredded coarsely
2 heads of brocolli in small pieces

Heat oil in wok; stir-fry beef, onion and garlic until beef is browned. Add curry powder; stir-fry about 1 minute or until fragrant. Add carrot, celery and mushrooms; stir-fry until vegetables soften.
Add stock, sauces and noodles; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add peas and wombok; stir-fry until wombok just wilts.
Serve with rice or extra ramen.

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