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Day 30 – Stir fry noodles with mince beef and golden surprise

Stir fry noodles with mince beef and golden surprise

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80g Minced beef
1/4 Brown onion, small cubes
2 Cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Spring onion, finely chopped
3 Sprigs Chinese celery, finely chopped
2 Tab Vegetable oil
120g Thick egg noodles
3g Curry powder
1/2 Cup Stock
1 Egg yolk (golden surprise)
1 Tab Corn flour
1 Tab Water
1/2 Tab Soy sauce
1 Tsp White sugar
1 Tab Oyster sauce
2 hand fulls Coursley cut curly lettuce
  1. In a small bowl mix water and corn flour. If more water is required add more water, the mix should be the thickness of single cream. Put to one side
  2. Place the lettuce on a plate ready to receive the noodles. Put to one side
  3. In a wok on a high heat add 1 Tab vegetable oil to the wok. Cook the oil until it is smoking. spread oil around wok by moving the wok around
  4. Put noodles in wok and spread out to resemble a noodle pancake. Move wok to prevent sticking. When the bottom is brown flip the pancake.
  5. When this side is brown move the noodles quickly with a spatula to separate
  6. Remove the noodles from the wok with a spatula and place on top of the lettuce
  7. Make an indent (a cup with the noodles that will hold the yolk) in the middle of the noodles and place the egg yolk in the middle (photo below)
  8. Turn the heat to medium and, in the wok add the remaining vegetable oil (1 Tab)
  9. Add garlic to the wok and keep moving until it becomes fragrant
  10. Add beef to wok and keep moving. Cook to 30% (still very pink)
  11. Add brown onion and combine
  12. Turn the heat to a low heat and add stock, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and curry powder and stir. taste and adjust. If the mix gets too dry add more stock
  13. Add the corn flour mix gradually string in after each addition until the desired sauce thickness is obtained
  14. Place meat over the egg and noodles and serve
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