If I'm not mistaken, lo mein means soft noodle. With this in mind, I give you Goodweed's Mushroom & Beef Lo Mein.
Ingredients:
1 well marbled sirloin steak (about 1 lb.)
1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 can sliced bamboo shoots, drained
1 onion, sliced from top to bottom into thin leaves
1 stalk celery, bias sliced
1/2 cup snow peas, in the pod
1 carrot, peeled, washed and sliced on the bias
2 pkgs, ramen noodles, without the flavoring packets
1/4 tsp, granulated garlic powder
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. ground ginger, divided into 2 equal parts
2 tbs. sesame oil
3 tbs. cornstarch
12 oz. fresh, chopped mushrooms
2 tbs. soy sauce.
Heat a pan of water until it is lightly boiling. Turn down heat until it stops. Keep at that temperature.
Cut the steak across the grain into very thin strips.
In a large bowl, combine the cornstarch with the soy sauce and 2 more tbs. water, and 1 part ginger (1/8 tsp). Place the beef strips into the cornstarch mixture and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
Heat the oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add the onion,k carrot, snow peas, and celery. Cook for 5 minutes and add the mushrooms. Stir every 5 mintues or so.
In a separate pan, cook the noodles in water until soft. Drain and set aside.
Place the meat strips, one at a time into the hot, but not boiling water. Don't crown the pan. Let cook until the cornstarch-slurry coating turns opaque. Remove and set aside. Add slurry used to marinate the meat into the pan with the cooking veggies. Add the noodles and the meat. Gently stir until the sauce thickens.
You can add hot diced hot peppers to this dish, as well as bok choy, baby corn, etc. to give it the flavor you want. You can even add peanuts. Black pepper is always a good option as well.
Seeeeeeya; Goodweed of the North