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Ground Beef Lo Mein

ChineseMain CourseEasy
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
6
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Ingredients

noodles and beef

  • 6 ozspaghetti
  • 1 lblean ground beef

sauce

  • 3 tbsphoisin sauce
  • 2 tbspreduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tbspoyster sauce
  • 2 tbspwater
  • 1 tbspdry sherry
  • 2 tspsesame oil
  • 2 tspcornstarch
  • 1 tspbrown sugar

vegetables

  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 1red bell pepper, cored and sliced vertically
  • 1sweet onion, peeled and sliced vertically
  • 1 cupsnow peas
  • 1stalk celery, sliced
  • 2 tspminced fresh ginger root
  • 1 tspminced garlic
  • 1 pinchred pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 tbspthinly sliced green onion, for garnish

Method

  1. 1Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
  2. 2Meanwhile, cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly but still a little chunky, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
  3. 3Whisk hoisin sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, sherry, sesame oil, cornstarch, and brown sugar together in a small bowl.
  4. 4Heat olive oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add red bell pepper, onion, snow peas, celery, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Stir-fry until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Return ground beef to the skillet and mix well.
  5. 5Drain spaghetti and add to the skillet with the sauce. Cook and stir until mixture is well combined and sauce has slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Serve immediately and garnish with sliced green onions.

Notes

Cook's Note: Use ground sirloin instead of lean ground beef, if desired. Timing estimated from recipe step content — page 1 not present in binder. Printed 05/12/2020.