Beef Ho Fun, Yvonne-Style

• Ho Yau (Lee Kum Kee Panda Oyster Sauce)
• Sesame Oil
• Broccoli
• Ho Fun Noodles
• Beef
• Soy Sauce
• Sugar
• Garlic Powder
• Cornstarch Slurry

I thinly sliced the beef by freezing it a little first then using my giant meat cleaver (for some reason, my boyfriend and his father find it hysterical that I use this cleaver to chop/cut lots of things, from meat to some veggies- I think it’s because they’re not Asian, since my mom and plenty of Asian cooks I know use this regularly for chopping) to make nice, even cuts.

I then marinated the beef in a mixture of soy sauce, a few pinches of garlic powder, and generous dash of sugar.

I cooked up the ho fun noodles in plain water, with a splash of sesame oil for a little flavor and to prevent sticking. If you recall, I had problems last time with my noodles sticking, even with the sesame oil, but this time I had no such problems. I’m inclined to believe it was the type of pot, since I used a bigger pot this time with more water, so there was more room for the noodles to float around in.

Because I like my broccoli just barely cooked, when the noodles were cooked, I drained them into the colander directly on top of the broccoli I’d washed in there, and let that sit, splashing some cold water on the noodles to make sure they didn’t stick together then running a bit of hot water on top to warm them up from ice cold.

Then, in a frying pan, I heated up some oil; once that was hot, I added the meat and cooked it to just about done. I added a good couple shakes of ho yau, stirred that around once, then added the slurry to thicken it into a gravy. Once it’d thickened appropriately, I added the noodles and the broccoli, stirred that around a bit until it was all coated with yummy goodness, and served.

Delicious!!!

I didn’t include measurements because everything is pretty subjective, depending on how much noodles you use (I used 3/4 of a package) and what you like. Since I was eating with two people who don’t like veggies, I used only enough broccoli for myself, and less meat since I’m not huge on eating lots of meat with my noodles, nor is my boyfriend. I used more sugar since I like my ho fun kinda on the sweet side.

The best thing about dishes like these is that they’re completely customizable. Play with it; tweak the recipes and their ingredients until you get a combination that suits your tastebuds. Make it yummo- your style!!!

Enjoy!!!