Beef & Shrimp Lo Mein

Easy beef and shrimp Lo Mein recipe with tender beef, flavorful shrimp, and veggies seasoned with a stir fry sauce.  Quick and easy dinner and incredibly delicious!  This recipe can be customized to suit your taste, by adding more, less, or different veggies.  Also chicken can be used instead of beef, or you could opt for for just veggies, and this dish would still taste wonderful.
Servings: 6 yield(s)
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
    Sauce
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp hoisin or oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
    • Beef and Shrimp Lo Mein
  • 12 oz beef flank (sliced)
  • 1/2 lb shrimp (peeled and deveined)
  • 1 package Lo Mein noodles
  • 1/2 red bell pepper (sliced thin)
  • 1 cup mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/2 small onion (chopped)
  • 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1 cup snow peas
  • 3 scallions (green and white parts chopped)
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • 2 tbsp olive oil (divided)
Instructions
  1. Stir all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
    2. Lo Mein
  2. Slice the beef into thin strips, place in a bowl and season with your preferred seasoning ( I also like to marinade mine in a little soy sauce) and then set aside. Then season shrimp and set aside in a separate bowl.
  3. If you are using box lo mein noodles make according to package and drain. If using cooked lo mein noodles, rinse them under hot water to loosen them and drain thoroughly and set aside.
  4. Prepare the garlic and all the vegetables to have them ready for cooking.
  5. Place the wok over high heat and add one tablespoon of oil to coat the wok, and add the beef and sear each sides for about 1 minute. Remove the beef from the wok and set aside. Add shrimp and sear both sides until pink, remove and set aside.
  6. Add another tablespoon of oil along with the garlic, carrots, peppers, and mushrooms. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
  7. Add the onion and white parts of the scallions and stir-fry for another 30 seconds
  8. Add the prepared noodles. They should not be stuck together, if they are stuck rinse them with warm water to loosen them up before adding to wok.
  9. Add the Shaoxing wine and toss the vegetables and noodles together, after about 45 seconds, add your pre-mixed sauce and stir-fry making sure to mix sauce evenly throughout.
  10. Next, add the green scallion parts, snow peas, beef, and shrimp and combine well.
  11. Adjust the seasonings to your liking ( feel free to add more soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper according to your preference)
  12. Remove from heat and serve.
Recipe Notes

  • You can add more or different vegetables that you may like
  • Can be made without meat
  • Can be topped with sriracha chili sauce to add some spice