Stir-Fried Rice Noodle with Beef (乾炒牛河)

One of my boys most favourite dishes is this traditional stir-fried rice noodles with beef. I rarely make it, as I find it very greasy - even though I use as little oil as possible. What can I do ? My three boys are bugging me like crazy about it. I finally gave in and made it for them. As hard as I try, I can't quite do it like my dad. His is a killer .... so good. *Sigh*, it's been a while since my dad made it for me too. Sometimes, I wish, we could live in the same country as there is way too many dishes I miss. This has to just do it for now.

Stir-Fried Rice Noodle with Beef (乾炒牛河)

500 gm flat rice noodles (河粉)
150 gm beef
1/2 onion, shredded
120 gm bean sprouts, trimmed
shredded ginger, to taste
1 stalk spring onion, chopped

Marinade:
2 1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoon water
black sesame oil, to taste

Seasonings:
2 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce, or to taste
Salt, to taste
1 teaspoon Sugar

Step 1:
Rinse beef and wrap dry with kitchen papers. Thinly slide across the grain. Mix with marinade for 15 minutes. Set aside.

Step 2:
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Place beef on a single layer and fry both sides, until they are 70% cooked. (Note: Don’t need to stir the beef. The yummy meat juice inside will leak if the heat is down otherwise. This frying method helps the surface of your beef to be cooked quickly and seal the juice inside.) Set aside.

Step 3:
Heat more oil in pan. Add onion and stir fry until truculent and fragrant. Be sure not to burn them. Add ginger and bean sprouts. When the bean sprouts are softened, push the onion and bean sprouts to the sides of pan if it’s big enough, or dish them up if your pan is too small. Increase heat to high. Toss in flat noodles and stir fry until it’s really heated up. Add seasoning. Taste it as everyone has a different taste bud. Add more light soy sauce if needed, bit by bit at a time. If you find the colour of flat noodles is not dark enough, you can add more dark soy sauce if you like. Mind you that if too much dark soy sauce is added, your noodles will taste bitter.

Step 4:
Toss back the beef, onion and bean sprouts, combine all ingredients. Add spring onion and mix. Serve hot.

Enjoy !!