Quick Saucy Ground Beef Lo Mein
with Fresh Egg Noodles, Asian Greens & Carrot
780 cals
15 mins
Description
High marks for lo effort! That’s the promise of this super-quick meal inspired by a Chinese cuisine classic. Fresh egg noodles are the departure point, boiled in the same pot as Asian greens to save time and cleanup. With sesame-spiced beef and carrots, it’s ready in fifteen mein-utes!
Contains:
Sesame • Soy • Wheat
Ingredients
for 2 servings
(Double for 4 portions)
250g Canadian-raised lean ground beef
100g Nantes carrots
15ml Minced garlic
225g Asian greens (yu choy or gai lan)
30ml Mirin
30ml Ponzu lime sauce
225g Fresh noodles
15ml Toasted sesame oil
30ml Vegetable demi-glace
12g Mellow Sesame spices (brown sugar, sea salt, white sesame, garlic, canola oil, ginger, paprika flavour, black pepper, cellulose)
Nutrition
Total fat | 32g |
Saturated Fat | 8g |
Sodium | 1420mg |
Total carbs | 86g |
Sugar | 14g |
Protein | 39g |
Fibres | 4g |
Recipe Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
- Remove the bottom inch of the gai lan stems; roughly chop the leaves and stems.
- Add the noodles to the pot of boiling water; stir gently to separate.
- Boil, 5 to 7 min., until al dente.
- In the last 3 min., add the gai lan.
- Drain and toss with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
- Meanwhile, grate the carrots.
- In a large pan, heat the sesame oil on medium-high.
- Add the garlic and carrots. Sauté, 1 to 2 min., until fragrant.
- Add the beef*; season with S&P. Cook, breaking up the meat, 4 to 6 min., until cooked through; season with ⅔ of the spices.
- Ground turkey: same instruction as above.
- Impossible™ Beef: Crumble the patties. Cook, stirring often, 3 to 5 min.
- To the pan, add the mirin, ponzu, demi-glace, 1 tbsp water (double for 4 portions) and pepper.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until coated.
- Add the noodles and gai lan; toss well.
- Divide the noodles between your bowls.
- Garnish with the remaining spices. Bon appétit!
