Quick & Easy Beef Chow Fun

Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1/8 tsp white pepper (or black pepper)
• 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
• 19 oz fresh rice noodles (or see Notes below for substitutes)
• 1/2 lb flank steak (or see Notes below for beef substitutes)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
• 4 scallions (chopped into 1-inch long pieces with green and white parts separated)
• 1 cup mung bean sprouts (or soy bean sprouts, washed and strained)
• 2 tsp cornstarch (or potato starch / tapioca starch)
• 1 tsp Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry wine )
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir-fry sauce)
• 2 tsp white granulated sugar