China

Beef Chow Fun

Name: Beef Chow Fun
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 400 g Wide rice noodles (ho fun); 250 g Beef, thinly sliced; 1 handful Bean sprouts; 3 Spring onion; 1 tbsp each Soy sauce (light & dark); 1 tbsp Oyster sauce; 1 tsp Cornstarch

Cantonese wide rice noodles with beef

Beef chow fun (gon chau ngau ho) is a test of any Cantonese cook. Wide rice ribbon noodles are fried with beef in a blazing wok.

The secret is wok hei – the smoky breath of the wok. Little sauce, high heat and fast tossing define the dish.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Wide rice noodles (ho fun)400 g
Beef, thinly sliced250 g
Bean sprouts1 handful
Spring onion3
Soy sauce (light & dark)1 tbsp each
Oyster sauce1 tbsp
Cornstarch1 tsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Marinate the beef with cornstarch and a little soy sauce.
Sear hard in a very hot wok, remove.
Gently loosen the rice noodles and fry briefly.
Add the sauces, fold in beef, sprouts and spring onion.
Toss quickly over high heat and serve.

Make it original

Fresh ho fun noodles and oyster sauce make beef chow fun – in the Asia Boutique.

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