Beef Chow Fun
also called gon chow ngau ho · gan chao niu he · 乾炒牛河 · dry fried beef ho fun · beef ho fun · beef chow fun
- Dim Sum Counter
- Cha Chaan Teng
- serves 2
- recipe says 40 min
- Noodles
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 8 oz(225 g; sliced thin across the grain)flank steak | toss the beef in cornstarch and soda, rest 20 min | sear the beef 1 min, lift it out | char the noodles 3 min, still between turns | toss it together 1 min, and get it onto the plate |
| 2 tsplight soy sauce | ||||
| 1 tspShaoxing wine | ||||
| 2 tspcornstarch | ||||
| 1/8 tspbaking soda | ||||
| 1 Tbswater | ||||
| 1 tsppeanut oil | ||||
| 1 Tbspeanut oil | ||||
| 12 oz(340 g; ho fun, at room temperature and pulled apart by hand)fresh wide rice noodles | ||||
| 1 Tbspeanut oil | ||||
| 2 tspdark soy sauce | stir the sauce, no cornstarch in it | |||
| 1 Tbslight soy sauce | ||||
| 2 tspoyster sauce | ||||
| 1 tspsugar | ||||
| 1 tsptoasted sesame oil | ||||
| 2 cups(150 g)bean sprouts | ||||
| 3(cut in 2-in lengths)scallions | ||||
| 1 oz(30 g; in 2-in lengths)yellow chives | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.19 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1toss the beef in cornstarch and soda, rest 20 min
2stir the sauce, no cornstarch in it
3sear the beef 1 min, lift it out
goes in with what step 1 made
4char the noodles 3 min, still between turns
goes in with what step 3 made
5toss it together 1 min, and get it onto the plate
goes in with what steps 2 and 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 25 min1 of 5 steps gives no time
- Needs you
- about 5 min
toss the beef in cornstarch and soda, rest 20 min
20 minwalk awayfrom the start
stir the sauce, no cornstarch in it
not timedfrom the start
sear the beef 1 min, lift it out
1 minneeds you20 min in
char the noodles 3 min, still between turns
3 minneeds you21 min in
toss it together 1 min, and get it onto the plate
1 minneeds you24 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
You'll need wok
See how it is written
>> title: Beef Chow Fun
>> category: Noodles
>> tags: beef, rice noodles, chinese, wok, dry-fried
>> counters: Dim Sum Counter, Cha Chaan Teng
>> aka: gon chow ngau ho, gan chao niu he, 乾炒牛河, dry fried beef ho fun, beef ho fun, beef chow fun
>> servings: 2
>> time: 40 min
>> step: toss the beef in cornstarch and soda, rest 20 min
Toss @flank steak{8%oz}(225 g; sliced thin across the grain) with @light soy sauce{2%tsp}, @Shaoxing wine{1%tsp}, @cornstarch{2%tsp}, @baking soda{1/8%tsp}, @water{1%Tbs} and @peanut oil{1%tsp}, and leave it to ~rest{20%min}.
>> step: stir the sauce, no cornstarch in it
Stir @dark soy sauce{2%tsp}, @light soy sauce{1%Tbs}, @oyster sauce{2%tsp}, @sugar{1%tsp} and @toasted sesame oil{1%tsp} together in a bowl.
>> step: sear the beef 1 min, lift it out
Sear @&(~2)beef{} in @peanut oil{1%Tbs} in a #wok{} over the fiercest heat you have for ~stirfry{1%min}, then lift it out while the middle is still pink.
>> step: char the noodles 3 min, still between turns
Char @fresh wide rice noodles{12%oz}(340 g; ho fun, at room temperature and pulled apart by hand) in @&(~1)wok{} with @peanut oil{1%Tbs} for ~stirfry{3%min}, pressing them flat and leaving them alone between turns.
>> step: toss it together 1 min, and get it onto the plate
Toss @&(~1)noodles{} with @&(~3)sauce{}, @bean sprouts{2%cups}(150 g), @scallions{3}(cut in 2-in lengths) and @yellow chives{1%oz}(30 g; in 2-in lengths) for ~stirfry{1%min}, and get it onto the plate — the sprouts should still be raw in the middle.