Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil for the noodles. Halve the carrot lengthwise and thinly slice on an angle. Cut the pak choy into 2cm lengths, keeping the stems and leaves separate. Thinly slice the spring onion on an angle. Separate the beef stir-fry and season with salt and pepper.
Step 2 — Cook noodles
Cook the noodles in the pan of boiling water for 2 mins or until tender. Drain, then rinse under hot water to prevent the noodles from sticking.
Step 3 — Pan-fry beef stir-fry
Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a medium deep frypan over high heat until very hot (see Kitchen 101). Stir-fry the beef for 1-2 mins until browned. Remove from the pan.
Step 4 — Stir-fry veggies
Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in the same pan over high heat. Stir-fry the carrot and pak choy stems for 2-3 mins until the carrot is tender. Reduce the heat to medium, add the pak choy leaves, hoisin sauce, half the spring onion, 1 tbs soy sauce, 1 tsp honey and 1 tbs water and bring to the boil.
Step 5 — Serve up
Add the noodles to the veggies and toss to combine, then stir in the beef. Remove the pan from the heat. Taste, then season with salt and pepper. Divide the noodle stir-fry among bowls, scatter over the remaining spring onion and enjoy!
Step 6 — Kitchen 101
Ensuring the pan is really hot before adding the beef prevents it from stewing and gives it a nice browned finish.