A Big Dish Of Beef Chow Mein

I LOVE NOODLES! need I say more?

For the sauce you will need:
4 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp honey
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 inch piece of ginger, grated
1 tsp cornflour

For the noodles you will need:
400g rump steak
250g dried medium egg noodles
2tbsp vegetable (rapeseed) oil
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 inch piece of ginger, grated
1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
100g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
6 savoy cabbage leaves, roughly sliced
100g bean sprouts
2 spring onions, sliced

Method:
1. In a bowl mix together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, honey, garlic and ginger.
2. Place the steak in the bowl with the sauce, cover and allow to marinade for about an hour, while the steak comes up to room temperature.
3. Put a pan, with enough water to cover the noodles, on a high heat and bring to the boil. Add in the noodles and cook for about 1 minute less than the recommended cooking time.
4. Drain in a colander and place until cold running water for about a minute to stop the noodles cooking any further. Gently tease through the noodles with your fingers to separate them and put them aside in the colander to continue to drain.
5. Pour half the oil into your wok and put over a high heat, when the oil is just smoking take the steak out of the sauce and place into the pan and cook for about 2 minutes each side. Remove the steak from the pan onto a plate and tent with foil to rest.
6. Add the rest of the oil to the pan and allow to get hot before adding the onions, stir fry the onions for about 2 minutes to soften.
7. Add in the garlic, ginger, carrots and mushrooms and continue to stir fry for 2 - 3 minutes.
8. Add in the cabbage and bean sprouts and stir fry for a further minute.
9. Add the noodles and spring onions to the pan, stir the cornflour into the remaining sauce, add to the pan and stir fry for about a minute until the sauce has thickened and nicely coated the noodles and veg.

Notes:
Serve in high sided bowls with the steak thinly sliced and spread over the top of the noodles.