Beef Lo 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	267%	100%
aromatics	360%	24%
vegetables and beans	495%	111%
sweetener	40%	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.

454 g	1 pound sirloin (top round steak, or flank steak)
2 g	1/2 teaspoon baking soda
89 g	6 tablespoons water (divided)
170 g	6 ounces long noodles such as whole grain spaghetti (or whole grain fettuccine, soba noodles, or udon noodles)
64 g	1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce (plus additional to taste)
68 g	1/4 cup hoisin sauce
12 g	4 cloves garlic (minced or grated (about 1 heaping tablespoon))
6 g	1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
1 g	1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes plus additional to taste
14 g	1 tablespoon canola oil (or peanut or grapeseed oil)
122 g	2 medium carrots (peeled and cut into thin coins)
600 g	1 head broccoli (cut into small florets (about 3 cups), or 3 cups thinly sliced cabbage)
120 g	1 red bell pepper (cored and thinly sliced)
227 g	1 (8-ounce) can sliced water chestnuts (drained)
600 g	4 green onions thinly sliced (divided)
9 g	2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil (optional)

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

“This recipe was delicious. I didn't have all the ingredients so I made some substitutions, but it still came out well. Thanks!” — a cook, 5.0★

“I was nervous because Im not a very good cook but WOW was this easy and good. Thanks for making me look good!” — a cook, 5.0★