Beef Chow Fun Recipe: Better Than Takeout!

If you like to make beef chow fun that tastes better than your favorite takeout, you are at the right place! I’ll show you how to overcome all the challenges when making beef chow fun. This homemade beef chow fun will beat takeout every time!

Beef Chow Fun Recipe

Serving: 2 to 4
Prep time: 25 minutes
Marinate time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes

For the beef and marinade:
1 pound beef flank, thinly sliced against the grain
Pinch of salt
Pinch of white pepper
2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
1 egg white
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon oil

For the sauce:
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
4 tablespoons water
Pinch of white pepper

For the noodles:
1 package hor fun noodles
5 tablespoons oil, separated
1 medium onion, sliced
3 stalks scallions, sliced
1 cup mung bean sprouts

Beef Chow Fun Instructions

1. Marinate the beef:

• In a mixing bowl, add the beef flank inside. Marinate it with salt. Mix until the beef has fully absorbed the salt.
• Then add the white pepper, Shaoxing wine, egg white, cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of water), and oil. Thoroughly combine.
• Marinate for 30 minutes.

2. Prepare the hor fun noodles:

• The store brought hor fun noodles are very firm. To overcome this challenge, place the hor fun noodles in a microwave, and heat it for 3 minutes.
• Cut the hor fun noodles into 1 inch pieces, and separate them from one another.

3. Make the sauce:

• In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, and white pepper

4. Stir-fry:

• In a wok over high heat, pour about 2 tablespoons of oil in it. Transfer the beef inside. Stir-fry it for about 3 minutes. Remove.
• In the wok over high heat, add about 1 tablespoon of oil, add the onion, and cook until aromatic for 30 seconds. Remove the onion.
• In the wok over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Place the hor fun noodles inside. Use a pair of chopsticks to gently cook them until aromatic for 1 minute.
• Return the beef and onion. Then add the sauce to the wok. Use a pair of chopsticks to mix everything.
• Lastly, add the bean sprouts and scallions. Toss together.

More cooking tips:

• Hor fun noodles are made with rice, water, and sometimes starch. For stir-frying, it’s best to choose the ones with starch in it. Starch makes the rice noodles more durable and less likely to break apart.
• In order to get the smoky wok hei, make sure the heat is on the highest for the entire time.
• When stir-frying the hor fun noodles, avoid using a spatula. It’s best to use chopsticks or tongs, so the hor fun is less likely to break apart.