I’m uploading my own lo mein recipe because I couldn’t locate one on this site. This week, I cooked it, and my roommate and I both thought it could have been the greatest we’ve ever had.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti
- 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
- 4 cups mixed vegetables
- 1 pound flank steak, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon Asian chile paste with garlic
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain and transfer to a large bowl. Drizzle sesame oil over the spaghetti; toss to coat. Place a plate atop the bowl to keep the noodles warm.
- Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add mixed vegetables to the skillet; cook and stir until slightly tender, about 3 minutes. Stir flank steak into the vegetable mixture; cook and stir until the beef is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce, and chile paste together in a small bowl; pour over the spaghetti. Dump spaghetti and sauce mixture into the wok with the vegetables and steak; cook and stir until the spaghetti is hot, 2 to 3 minutes.
- I added a small package of sliced mushrooms and some shredded broccoli, carrots, cabbage mix (coleslaw mix), and snap peas, but you can pretty much add whatever veggies you like. About 4 to 5 cups of veggies is a good amount.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 519 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 73 g |
| Cholesterol | 36 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Protein | 26 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 574 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I was looking for the sauce blend more than anything else. I don’t understand why everyone uses spaghetti noodles when lo mein noodles are available at many grocery stores and most large cities have Asian grocery stores. I didn’t have oyster sauce on hand so I substituted fish sauce and doubled the soy sauce, brown sugar, and sesame oil. I used fresh broccoli, red bell pepper, onion, carrots, sugar peas, and shrimp instead of steak. It was fabulous.
Not so much a review but a note to look at when I decide to make it again. I used the veggies I had on hand and made a sauce/gravy to pour over. There was NO conversation as we ate, we just kept eating 🙂
I loved the food it was delicious and I would not change anything, thanks.
My husband and I are sensitive to anything real spicy, so I cut back on the ginger root and Asian chili paste with garlic. Making it again!
This was pretty good flavor-wise, could’ve used a little vinegar somewhere, but in general my biggest issue was the texture of the beef. Usually when I’m stir frying or cooking with flank there is some kind of marinade step or tenderizing with baking soda or cornstarch. This didn’t have that and I thought “well maybe there’s something in the sauce that’ll work” but the end result was very tough and chewy.
My family loved this recipe. I added bamboo shoots because we like them but this would have been great without them as well. I used rice noodle also because that is what I had on hand. We will definitely make this again.
Yummy! couldn’t find oyster sauce at my grocery so just made it without it . Still delicious!
this is a great recipe. After reading the reviews, I doubled the sauce and it was perfect. Any vegetables will work! its a great way to clean out the veggies in the fridge. This is a keeper for sure.
I have made this recipe many times. But never use the oyster sauce. And At the end always added sesame seeds. Recommendations to double the sauce are right by my standards. I also add extra Chili paste.
I made this for my family and I was so nervous but it came out so delicious. I only added red pepper flakes.
I liked this recipe since it was pretty easy and quick and had great flavor. I used Lo mein noodles so cooked them a lot less time. I had broccoli, onions and celery in the fridge to use. I topped with scallions in the end. I had to substitute sweet soy sauce for oyster sauce and srarcha for Asian hot sauce if you don’t have all the exact ingredients those worked nicely. Family liked.
I followed the recipe but doubled the sauce as recommended in the reviews. It was so delicious
The texture of the noodles just doesn’t do it for me. Maybe frozen egg noodles? The flavor is adequate but not quite right for me
Substituted beef tenderloin and frozen vegetables because store did not have snow or snap peas. We are used to fresh vegetables. The sauce was very good. I rarely think recipes are 5 star.
I really like this recipe. Good tasting stir fry.
This was amazing and really easy! I loved the flavor so doubled the sauce recipe so there was some on the side if needed. I also added a tablespoon of dumpling sauce in addition to the sesame oil to the noodles after cooking to add a little saltiness. There were no leftovers!
Made this last night. When I tasted the sauce by itself, I was worried – but once everything was together, it was great. Made 1 1/2 times as much sauce. Cooked the beef first and removed it, then the veggies with some of the sauce as others suggested. My husband has planned a week where I only have to cook twice for 4 days – this recipe and one of our favorite pan dinners from this site. Alternate them for dinner and he will be thrilled!
Everyone love it!
This was AMAZING! Thank you for sharing! I’ll never eat lo mein out again. Ever.
Looked up “recipes using leftover steak”, found this, and WOWZA! I used asparagus, broccoli, onion, red peppers, zucchini…..any veggies would be wonderful in this. In fact, chicken or pork or no meat at all would be wonderful too. Double up on the sauce, though, if you’re using lots of veggies. This recipe is a keeper…..my husband and I ate every bite.
6 tb – soy 4 tb – sugar 1+ tb – oyster small amount chili paste