Chinese-Style Rib-Eye & Bell Pepper Lo Mein

Chinese-Style Rib-Eye & Bell Pepper Lo Mein

🥘 Ingredients

  • black pepper
  • chicken stock concentrate
    2 unit
  • cooking oil
    2 tsp
  • cornstarch (half)
    1 tbsp
  • garlic powder
    2 tsp
  • grass-fed rib-eye steak
    2 lb
  • green bell pepper
    2 unit
  • ketchup
    2 unit
  • lo mein noodles
    9 oz
  • paper towels
  • red onion
    2 unit
  • salt
  • scallions (greens)
    4 unit
  • soy sauce (half)
    2 tbsp
  • sriracha
    2 tsp
  • sweet soy glaze
    1/2 c
  • tomato
    2 unit
  • water
    ⅓ cup

🍳 Cookware

  • medium pot
  • medium bowl
  • large pan
  • small bowl
  • large bowl
  1. 1
    Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Pat grass-fed rib-eye steak dry with paper towels ; thinly slice against the grain. In a medium bowl , combine garlic powder , cornstarch , soy sauce , a small pinch of salt , and black pepper (all the cornstarch and all the soy sauce for 4 servings). Add steak; toss until coated. Set aside until ready to use in Step 4.
    water, grass-fed rib-eye steak: 2 lb, paper towels, garlic powder: 2 tsp, cornstarch: 1 tbsp (half), soy sauce: 2 tbsp (half), salt, black pepper
  2. 2
    Once water is boiling, add lo mein noodles to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 5-7 minutes . Drain and set aside.
    lo mein noodles: 9 oz
  3. 3
    While noodles cook, wash and dry produce. Cut tomato into ½-inch wedges. Core, deseed, and dice green bell pepper into ½-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and cut red onion into ½-inch-thick wedges. Trim and thinly slice scallions ; cut scallion whites into 1-inch batons.
    tomato: 2 unit, green bell pepper: 2 unit, red onion: 2 unit, scallions: 4 unit (greens)
  4. 4
    Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan (preferably nonstick) over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook, stirring occasionally, until a crust forms, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes (steak will finish cooking in the next step). Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
    cooking oil: 2 tsp
  5. 5
    Heat another drizzle of oil in pan used for steak over medium heat. Add tomato, bell pepper, onion, and scallion whites; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes . While veggies cook, in a small bowl , whisk together sweet soy glaze , sriracha , ketchup , chicken stock concentrate , and water (½ cup for 4 servings). Add steak, noodles, and sauce mixture to pan with veggies. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened and steak is cooked through, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes . (For 4, transfer veggies to a large bowl . Finish cooking steak, noodles, and sauce in pan as instructed; transfer to bowl with veggies and toss to combine.) Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
    sweet soy glaze: 1/2 c, sriracha: 2 tsp, ketchup: 2 unit, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, water: ⅓ cup
  6. 6
    Divide lo mein between plates and top with scallion greens. Serve.