Recipe: Dry Fried Beef Ho Fun

Can’t quite make it out to Chinatown this weekend? Not to worry! We have you covered with our delicious recipe of traditional Dry Fried Beef Ho Fun.

Dry Fried Beef Ho Fun is one of the most popular dishes at Tao Tao Ju, being a mix of smoky dark noodles, succulent slices of beef and crunchy, aromatic vegetables. We use fresh, hand-pulled noodles, but you can also find ho fun noodles at specialist Chinese supermarkets. Add as much or as little beansprout, onion or spring onion to taste.

When it comes to cooking, you will be doing it over a very high heat throughout the recipe to replicate and develop the smoky ‘wok hei’ that a Chinatown restaurant wok produces. This may take some practice to get right, but we promise you it’s worth it!

Ingredients (for one serving):

·      Thinly sliced beef

·      60g fresh or dry ho fun noodles

·      150g onion (chopped into bite sized pieces)

·      Beansprouts spring onion (chopped into bite sized pieces)

·      Cooking oil

·      Sesame oil

·      Dark soy sauce

·      Light soy sauce

·      Salt

·      White pepper

Directions:

1.     Preheat a wok or pan on high heat.

2.     Coat the bottom of your pan in oil.  

3.     Add beef when oil is shimmering and cook through until you develop some colour on the beef. Set this to one side.

4.     In the same pan, add your onions and beansprouts and cook until fragrant. 

5.     Cook the noodles according to packet instructions, drain, then add into the pan with the aromatic vegetables.

6.     Add your beef back into the pan.

7.     Add two teaspoons of dark soy sauce and, one teaspoon of light soy sauce and sesame oil to the pan. You can check for seasoning at this point and add salt and white pepper to taste.

8.     Keep tossing the ingredients together to coat, serve piping hot and enjoy with a side of Tao Tao Ju’s signature chilli oil!

And if the above has only served to make you ravenous for more Chinese dishes – we have you covered. Why not come and join us for a warming winter meal in Chinatown or order to the comfort of your own home through Deliveroo?