{"id":33348,"title":"Stir-fried noodles with beef, garlic and cabbage","modified":"2025-06-16T09:01:25+02:00","plain":"Here we are again with a Chinese-inspired recipe. It combines the savoriness of oyster sauce with a dash of pepper, and best of all, it is quick to make. Back when I was a student it was one of my go-to lunches (along with Thai pad see ew).\n\n\n\nPad see ew\n\n\n\nThe speed, flavor, and minimal cleanup made it ideal. Plus, it is a fairly balanced meal, so for a lazy student like me it was perfect. Anyway, enough about me; let's get to the recipe.\n\n\n\nIngredients for stir-fried noodles with beef, garlic and cabbage\n\n\n\nCornstarch or Ma\u00efzena: It gives the meat a tender texture and also thickens the sauce so it is glossy and syrupy.\n\n\n\nSesame oil: A fragrant oil with a divine flavor that is very strong... so use it sparingly!\n\n\n\nOyster sauce: It does not taste like oysters, but it is essential for the flavor of many Asian dishes. You can replace it, though not perfectly, so I recommend getting some.\n\n\n\nLight and dark soy sauce: Light soy is the regular soy sauce you find in supermarkets. Dark soy is a bit harder to find, but any Asian grocery should have it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChinese cabbage: Common in Asian cooking, Chinese cabbage can be replaced with regular cabbage. It will still be tasty, just not quite the same.\n\n\n\nHow do you make stir-fried noodles with beef, garlic and cabbage?\n\n\n\nIf you like this recipe, you will love my stir-fried udon with pork, garlic and cabbage\n\n\n\nTo learn how to slice meat like a real Asian cook, check out this article\n\n\n\nStart by marinating the meat (for more or less time than the recipe states; it is up to you), then stir-fry it and set it aside.\n\n\n\nNext, add the aromatics, then the vegetables. Be sure to cook the white parts - like the cabbage stems or onions - before the green parts, as they take longer. If you like pork, try my stir-fried noodles with pork\n\n\n\n\n\n\tBeef, Garlic and Cabbage Stir-Fried Noodles\n\t\t\n\t\tA simple and delicious recipe for stir-fried noodles with beef, garlic and cabbage\t\n\t\n\t\tWok\t\n\t\n\t\t3 cloves minced garlic5 leaves Chinese cabbage, white and green parts separated and both thinly sliced300 g sliced beef100 g noodles pre-cooked beforehand (dry weight)Marinade1 tablespoon minced garlic2 tablespoons cornstarch2 tablespoons light soy sauce1 tablespoon black pepperSauce2 tablespoon sesame oil1 tablespoon dark soy sauce1 tablespoon oyster sauce\t\n\t\n\t\tMarinate the beef for 20 minutesCombine the sauce ingredients in a small bowlStir-fry the beef in a very hot wok with 2 tablespoons of oil for 3 minutes, tossing vigorously. Remove and set aside.Saut\u00e9 the garlic in the wok over high heatOnce it starts to brown, add the white parts of the cabbage. Stir frequentlyWhen it browns, add the green parts and keep stirring.After 3 minutes, add the noodles, the meat and the sauce plus a teaspoon of pepper; stir well for 5-6 minutes until the liquid evaporates \ud83d\ude01\t\n\t\n\t\tBe sure to wait until the sauce has fully evaporated. Otherwise it won't be good. Make me proud.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tMain courseChinese","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}