There’s no need to head out for dinner when you can make Beef Lo Mein right at home in your own kitchen!
To Make This Recipe You Will Need:
- long noodles, spaghetti or lo mein
- flank steak
- cornstarch
- coconut oil
- fresh ginger
- fresh garlic
- beef broth
- brown sugar
- frozen stir fry vegetables
- soy sauce
- sesame oil
- wok or large skillet (with a lid)
- large saucepan/Dutch oven to cook noodles
To begin, you will need 8 ounces of long noodles.
You can use spaghetti noodles, or head to your local Asian market and pick up some lo mein noodles.
I used Philippine-style noodles. Cook them according to package directions until just done.
Thinly slice flank steak into strips. Toss it in a bowl with cornstarch to coat it.
In a large skillet or wok, heat the coconut oil over medium high heat. Toss in the beef and cook until just browned.
Add in the fresh ginger and garlic. Stir it in.
Add in the frozen stir-fry vegetables along with the beef broth and brown sugar.
Cover the wok/skillet and steam the vegetables over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes, or until they just begin to get tender.
Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil.
Add in your cooked noodles. Stir to coat.
Enjoy!
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Homemade Beef Lo Mein
Ingredients
- 8 oz long noodles, spaghetti or lo mein
- 1 lb flank steak
- 1 Tb cornstarch
- 1 Tb coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated garlic
- 2/3 c beef broth
- 1 Tb brown sugar
- 4 c frozen stir fry vegetables
- 1 Tb soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- To begin, you will need 8 ounces of long noodles. You can use spaghetti noodles, or head to your local Asian market and pick up some lo mein noodles. I used Philippine-style noodles. Cook them according to package directions until just done.
- Thinly slice the flank steak into strips. Toss it in a bowl with the cornstarch to coat it.
- In a large skillet or wok, heat the coconut oil over medium high heat. Toss in the beef and cook until just browned. Add in the fresh ginger and garlic. Stir it in.
- Add in the frozen stir-fry vegetables along with the beef broth and brown sugar. Cover the wok/skillet and steam the vegetables over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes, or until they just begin to get tender.
- Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil.
- Add in your cooked noodles. Stir to coat.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.
This recipe was written in 2015 and updated in 2024.
So quick and easy – and colorful too. Just what you need, some days.
Lo mein is to die for! Love your spin on it
I love Lo Mein and yours looks so good!
Constance, this looks so tasty! I wish I could have a bowl for lunch right now!
And Voila….more delicious, more nutritious and faster than driving to a restaurant.
I’ve made Chicken Lo Mein and Vegetable Lo Mein but never beef! I must try this ASAP.
So easy. So quick. And so something I want to make and soon.
Great weeknight dinner – using the frozen veggies really helps get this on the table quickly.
This looks absolutely beautiful! I’ll take a big bowl!
Gorgeous colors and flavors, Constance! I would love a bowl of your lovely noodles!
This beef lo mein will definitely go on our menu—it looks amazing, Constance!!!
Lo Mein is my favorite! This is my kind of dish!