Beef Chow Mein

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.

	this recipe	typical
fat	8%	4%
protein add	133%	100%
aromatics	72%	24%
vegetables and beans	105%	111%
sweetener	4%	12%

Where it stands out

• #1 of 79 for noodle texture

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

227 g	1/2 pound flank steak (thinly sliced)
1 g	1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 g	1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
16 g	1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
3 g	1 teaspoon cornstarch
14 g	1 tablespoon vegetable oil
170 g	6 ounces dry chow mein noodles
80 g	1/2 cup yellow onion (thinly sliced )
64 g	1/2 cup carrots (shredded or julienned )
25 g	1/4 cup celery (thinly sliced )
3 g	1 teaspoon minced garlic
90 g	1 cup shredded cabbage
32 g	2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
6 g	1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
60 g	1/4 cup low sodium beef broth
3 g	1 teaspoon cornstarch
14 g	1 tablespoon sesame oil
40 g	1/4 cup sliced green onion tops ((only the dark green part))
	salt and pepper to taste

Method: 9 steps, published by www.dinneratthezoo.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Made this tonight, quite tasty – made a couple of changes – added a teaspoon of fresh grated ginger, and I used taste of Thai rice noodles instead of chow mein noodles, because some of them are really high in sodium. Next time I’ll probably add mushrooms, and” — a cook, 5.0★

“OMG, this is good! Made as written, except, next time I will use regular soy sauce and add cabbage a few minutes before adding cooked beef and noodles; cabbage was a little too crunchy. But still, the dish was very tasty. Definitely a keeper. Thank you for pos” — a cook, 5.0★