Lately I’ve been enjoying dinner at this amazing Vietnamese place in south Philly. We actually discovered it accidentally while looking for a place to eat and now it’s become one of our favorite places. Aside from the Pho, this beef stir fry is our favorite from the menu. It’s packed with sooo much flavor and texture.
We went back for it at least 4-5 times before I decided to start making it at home. Sure beats paying $12! plus, my husband loved my version so much better!
First I was a little hesitant and thought it was a complicated dish because it’s so flavorsome but turns out, it’s super easy to make and is ready in less than 15 minutes. You’ll find most of the ingredients in your local supermarket, the only thing you might need from the asian market is the wide rice noodles.
I cooked it just like we have it at the restaurant using beef, noodles, bean sprouts, onions, and green scallions (green onions). I’ve also tried adding broccoli, kale, and thinly sliced carrots. You can also omit the onions and scallions as well. The only mandatory ingredients for this recipe are the noodles, marinade, and beef, everything else is up to you.
One of the most important tips to making this recipe (or any other stir fry) is to make sure to have everything prepared ahead of time. Your going to need to have everything ready because you will need to work fast. Also be sure to leave the heat on high the entire time so you can extract all the wonderful flavor. Enjoy! 🙂
Beef Stir Fry with Flat Rice Noodles
Ingredients
- 6 ounces uncooked wide rice flour noodles, rice sticks
- 1 cup sliced green onions
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 1 cup green bean sprouts
- 2/3 pound top sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
For the Marinade
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger, or 1/2 teaspoon dry ginger
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha, hot chile sauce (optional but highly recommended)
- 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to package directions, be sure not to over cook. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain. set aside
- Combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a small bowl. Pour half the marinade mixture on the beef and fully combine. Set the rest of the marinade aside.
- Heat a large skillet or wok over high heat. Add canola oil to pan and heat for 30 seconds then add the beef. Stir fry for 1 minute, remove beef from pan into a small bowl and set aside. Next add the onions into the same pan, stir fry for 1 minute. Add the bean sprouts onto the onions and stir fry for 30 seconds. Now add the noodles, the rest of the marinade and the beef into the pan, stir fry for 1 minute or until noodles are thoroughly heated, tossing to combine. Lastly add the green onions and stir to combine. Serve hot!
Beautiful color. Good, easy to follow directions. Sauce is good, just lacking a little bit of something we couldn’t put our finger on to take it to great. Maybe some brown sugar or honey? Or a splash of fish sauce for depth?
Can ground beef be substituted?
I haven’t tried it with ground beef so I can’t really say. Sorry!
I have substituted ground turkey..ground pork sausage…ground chicken…..shrimp and it came out great. Ground beef could be used but I prefer other choices.
there are no ingredients listed for the marinade.
The ingredients for the marinade are listed under it 🙂
Oh my this was so simple and so delicious. I’ve been wanting to make it for a while, but my smallish town didn’t have the wide noodles needed. After a visit to the city I had them. I can’t get over how great this was!
It was soo delicious! Thank you!! It was the first time me trying to cook beef stir fry and my family and me loved it! I doubled the marinate though, I would recommend this for everyone!
Hi, what’s your marinade consist of?
All of the ingredients below the word “Marinade”.
tried this last night (for 2). Excellent recipe. saved to my favourites. will definitely be having this one again.
Thank you very much
I have learned to add 1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda (restaurant style) to the marinade. the beef is extremely tender and flavorful!
I made this today ! IT was great! Thanks for the recipe.
What are the ingredients for the marinade? Could you provide that please.
This was delicious! I accidentally pulled the venison steak out but it worked out quite well. I would definitely make this again.
Amazing recipe! Easy. I used ramen kindles instead. Was a little salty, I would skip adding salt next time, soy sauce was plenty enough.
This is the first recipe from your blog that I tried, and my whole family loved it! Took out the bean sprouts and added bok choy… I love how versatile the recipe is. Can’t wait to try more from your site!
I’m so glad you and your family enjoyed it, Christina! Hopefully you like all my other recipes as much 🙂
This blog was… how do I say it? Relevant!! Finally I’ve found something which
helped me. Cheers!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was SOO delicious! Way better than takeout and cheaper too!
I love it when a restaurant inspires me to try a dish at home. This looks absolutely delicious!
Love stir fries and this one looks SO pretty! I love your step by step photos 🙂
OMG this looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! Like I can’t even stop staring. Pinning!
Not tasty sorry. I would recommend while you stir fry the beef add a soy sauce or a little bit of salt as when you follow her instructions (add beef lastly) the beef won’t have any flavor.
You forgot to use half the marinade for the beef