Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · 20 Minute Garlic Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein
One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
It ranks #1 of 79 for noodle texture among the lo mein recipes we compared. 141 cooks on therecipecritic.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 6% | 4% |
| protein add | 100% | 100% |
| aromatics | 4% | 24% |
| vegetables and beans | 147% | 111% |
| sweetener | 38% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8 ounces lo mein noodles (or spaghetti noodles) |
| 273 g | 3 cups broccoli florets |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 227 g | 8 ounce flank steak (sliced against the grain) |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves (minced) |
| 61 g | 1 medium carrot (shredded) |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup packed brown sugar |
| 64 g | 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce |
| 34 g | 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons sesame oil |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
| green onion (for garnish) | |
| sesame seeds (for garnish) |
Method: 7 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This was AMAZING! i am a TOTAL cooking dunce and a total beginner at middle age of life, but for some reason now I have a keen desire to learn to make delicious and easy meals. i had a few things on hand but had to buy the sesame oil. I bought fresh minced b” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made a half recipe of this, since it's just me. I goofed when cutting the ingredients in half and put the full amount of brown sugar and soy sauce in. I left out the red pepper flakes as I can't do spicy at all. Made it with chicken breast in place of the” — a cook, 5.0★