Beef La Mein

Beef La Mein

La mein means pulled noodle and these are the oldest noodles discovered in China. Hand made noodles with twisted dough pulled and stretched until long thin piece is produced. Noodles in China date back ancient history and one of the written proof is from a book dated to the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) Noodles often made from wheat dough, became a prominent staple of food during the Han dynasty. In 2002 archaeologists found an earthenware bowl containing world's oldest known noodles, about 4000 years old.

Lo mein is a Chinese dish with wheat flour noodles. It often contains vegetables and some type of meat or seafood, usually beef, chicken, pork, shrimp or wontons. It can also be eaten with just vegetables. In America this dish is well known and mostly eaten because of it's taste and price which is quite affordable. If you like it please do use comment box below and do not forget to subscribe our site to get new recipes everyday, we don't just share the recipes from around the world, we dig the history for you to bring some of the best recipes for you and we bring the memories of ancient life into your kitchen

Ingredients:

1: Beef steak 1/2 kg (cut into thin strips)

2: Noodles 1 pack (boiled)

3: Sesame oil 1tsp

4: Carrot 1/2 cup (chopped)

5: Cabbage 1/2 cup (chopped)

6: Green peas handful

7: Garlic paste 1/2tsp

8: Oil as required

Marination 1:

1: Salt as per taste

2: Cornstarch 1 1/2 tsp

3: Soy sauce 1tbsp

Marination 2:

1: Wooster sauce 2tbsp

2: Beef broth 4tbsp

3: Soy sauce 2tsp

4: Sugar powder 1tsp

Method:

In a bowl add meat strips, salt, soy sauce and cornstarch and marinate the meat well, set aside.

Heat some oil and cook marinated meat till brown.

To make sauce add Wooster sauce, beef broth, soy sauce and sugar in a bowl and mix well.

Heat oil in another pan and add cabbage, carrots, green peas and garlic paste and cook well, add noodles and cook for 3-4 minutes, add cooked meat and mix.

Serve hot...