Kathy: The cook in my neighborhood Chinese Restaurant does not understand the word "recipe" either. I am sure that makes the owneer verrrrrrry happy! Here are a couple recipes...only slightly different!
I hope your daughter likes them!
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Beef Lo Mein

‡ lb egg noodles
‡ lb flank steak
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sherry
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 stalk green onion, diced
2 tbsp oil
Parboil fresh egg noodles for 3 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain. Slice beef into 1/8 inch strips across the grain.
Marinate for 15 minutes. Mix cornstarch, chicken stock, soy sauce and oyster sauce in a small bowl. Have a pot of hot
water ready. Heat wok. Add 2 tbsp oil and reheat. Add garlic; brown. Add beef and salt, and stir until ædone. Add sauce
mixture and stir until thickened. Add green onions and sesame oil. Mix well and keep warm. Drop noodles into hot water.
Stir for a minute to heat. Drain well. Pour meat and sauce over noodles.
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BEEF LO MEIN WITH BEAN SPROUTS
Yield: 6 servings

1 lb Fresh Chinese egg noodles
- (medium width)
1/2 lb Beef flank steak
2 tb Oyster sauce
2 tb Dark soy sauce
1 tb Light soy sauce
1/2 c Chicken broth
2 ts Asian sesame oil
2 ts Sugar
1/2 ts White pepper
4 tb Peanut oil
2 sl Fresh peeled ginger; bruised
2 Garlic cloves; bruised
1 ts Salt
1/2 lb Fresh bean sprouts
- tails removed, patted dry
1 c Chinese garlic chives
-=OR=- Green onions,
-Cut into 2-in lengths
-----------------------BEEF MARINADE-----------------------
1/2 tb Soy sauce
2 ts Rice wine or dry sherry
1/2 ts Sugar
1/2 tb Cornstarch
1 ts Sesame oil

ADD NOODLES TO A LARGE POT of boiling salted water.
Stir and when it reaches a second boil, reduce to a
simmer and cook for 1 minute longer. Drain. Rinse with
cold water. Drain thoroughly. Cut meat against the
grain in 1/4-inch thick slices. Mix beef marinade. Add
beef strips and let stand for 15 minutes. In a medium
bowl, mix together oyster sauce, dark and light soy
sauces, chicken broth, sesame oil, sugar, and white
pepper. Preheat a wok. Add 2 tablespoons of oil, 1
slice of ginger and garlic, and half of the salt;
saute until fragrant. Increase to high heat, add beef;
stir-fry until browned, about 2 minutes. Remove and
set aside. Heat remaining oil in the wok over medium
heat. Add the remaining ginger, garlic and salt. Pour
in sauce mixture, stir and bring to a boil. Add
noodles and toss to coat with the sauce. Add the bean
sprouts, chives and return the beef; stir-fry. Pick
out and discard ginger and garlic. ---