Beef Chow Fun (乾炒牛河)
Beef chow fun is a classic and well known Cantonese dish in southern China. It made from stir fried beef, ho fun (wide rice noodles) and bean sprouts. In Cantonese it called gon chow ngau ho (干炒牛河). Ho fun is wide rice noodles which is also known as Shahe fen. It originated from Shahe, Guangzhou. Ho fun usually cook in soup or stir fried. Also, ho fun can be dry-fried (fried without sauce) or wet-fried (fried with a sauce). Beef Chow fun is a dry fried style beef ho fun noodles. This beef chow fun recipe I am going to share how to make beef chow fun at home easily.
How to make dry fried beef ho fun ?
First, marinate the meat. Then, add the marinated beef into the wok and stir fried. Next, add other ingredients, ho fun noodles and sauce. After that, add bean sprouts and stir fried with chow fun. The most important factor to make good beef chow fun is “wok hei” (鑊氣) which is cooking over a high flame and stirring quickly. Not only stir ho fun quickly, but also need to handle them gently, so the noodles will not break into pieces. Besides, the amount of oil needs to control very well. If not, the excess oil will dry up noodles texture and ruin the dish.
Story about dry fried beef chow fun:
There was a story behind dry fried chow fun. During World War II, Japan invaded China, a traitor was hungry and wanted to eat wet chow fun which chow fun with sauce that required cornstarch. However, the stall ran out of cornstarch. The traitor was so mad and took out his gun threaten them to kill people. Then, the chef went in the kitchen and made a dry fried style chow fun. The traitor loved this dry fried style chow fun and he came back every night. And, because of this dry fried beef chow fun, it spared someone’s life.
Cooking tips for beef chow fun recipe:
Personally, I love beef chow fun and I like to make at home using less oil and still tasty. The tip is to use non-stick pan to stir fried ho fun. Also, I like to use fresh ho fun. If you cannot find fresh ho fun, use dry ho fun it works too. Although I can find fresh ho fun at the store nearby, most of time they are refrigerated. Often, I will microwave the ho fun noodles cover with a wet paper towel for a minute or two to soften them first. This is because it’s easier to separate them. Therefore, it makes it easier when you stir fried them.
Ingredients:
Ho fun rice noodles 1 pack (32oz) 2 lb
Beef tri tip 1/2 lb
Ginger 5 slices
Bean sprout 2 cups
Green onion 2 sticks
Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon
Marinated meat:
Soy sauce 1 tablespoon
Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons
Brown sugar 1/2 tablespoon
Sesame oil 1/2 tablespoon
Garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon
Sauce for noodles:
Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Brown sugar 1/2 tablespoon
Instructions:
1. If ho fun rice noodles refrigerated before, cover ho fun with a wet paper towel and microwave them for one or two minutes.
2. Separate the ho fun, so it’s not stack together and easy for stir fried
3. Sliced beef into strips
4. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil and garlic powder to marinate the beef around 5 to 10 minutes before cooking
5. Add 1/2 tablespoon oil into non-stick pan, turn on fire medium high. Then, add bean sprouts, sprinkle some salt and stir fried for a minute or so. After that, set them aside.
6. Add ginger and marinated beef into non-stick pan.
7. Then, stir fried them until it turns brown. And, set them aside. (Don’t over cook the beef)
8. In a small container, add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce and 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar. Mix them well
9. Add 1/2 tablespoon oil into non-stick pan, turn on fire medium high. Then, add ho fun noodles, and pour the sauce from step 8 stir fried the noodles for one to two minuets.
10. Next, add beef, bean sprouts, green onion to the noodles and stir fried them little bit.
Beef Chow Fun
Ingredients
- 1 pack Ho fun rice noodles (32oz) 2 lb
- 1/2 lb Beef tri tip
- 5 slices Ginger
- 2 cups Bean sprout
- 2 sticks Green onion
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
MARINATED MEAT:
- 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon Brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon Sesame oil
- 1/8 teaspoon Garlic powder
SAUCE FOR NOODLES:
- 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon Brown sugar
Instructions
- If ho fun rice noodles refrigerated before, cover ho fun with a wet paper towel and microwave them for one or two minutes.
- Separate the ho fun, so it’s not stack together and easy for stir fried
- Sliced beef into strips
- Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil and garlic powder to marinate the beef around 5 to 10 minutes before cooking
- Add 1/2 tablespoon oil into non-stick pan, turn on fire medium high. Then, add bean sprouts, sprinkle some salt and stir fried for a minute. After that, set them aside.
- Add ginger and marinated beef into non-stick pan.
- Then, stir fried them until it turns brown. And, set them aside. (Don’t over cook the beef)
- In a small container, add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce and 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar. Mix them well
- Add 1/2 tablespoon oil into non-stick pan, turn on fire medium high. Then, add ho fun noodles, and pour the sauce from step 8 stir fried the noodles for one to two minuets.
- Next, add beef, bean sprouts, green onion to the noodles and stir fried them little bit.
Notes
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