Chow Mein Recipe

Chow Mein Recipe is a great way to enjoy a delicious Chinese recipe of stir-fried noodles with veggies in a delicious chow mein sauce and will satisfy your Chinese food craving.

Prep Time15

Cook Time22

Total Time40

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: chow mein, chow mein recipe, homemade chow mein

Servings:

Calories: 584kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Sauce

5 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
½ cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons toasted sesame oil
¼ cup sweet chili sauce
1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 Tablespoon cornstarch

Noodles

12 ounces chow mein noodles
2 ½ Tablespoons canola oil
1 pound chicken thighs cut into thin slices
½ teaspoon salt
5 scallions chopped (whites and greens divided)
1 teaspoon grated ginger
2 cloves garlic minced
4 medium carrots julienned
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms
½ head cabbage sliced into ribbons

Instructions

Make the sauce. Whisk together the hoisin, soy sauce, sesame oil, sweet chili sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and cornstarch and set aside.
Cook the noodles. Cook the noodles per the package’s instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
Brown the chicken. Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil over medium heat in a large heavy-bottomed skillet or wok. Add the chicken, season with salt, and sauté until browned on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.
Sauté the veggies. Return the pan to the heat and add 1 ½ tablespoons of canola oil. Add the whites of the scallions to the pan along with the ginger and garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add the carrots and the mushrooms and sauté until the mushrooms are nice and browned. Add the cabbage and sauté until slightly softened.
Put it all together. Stir the sauce into the veggies and add the chicken and the cooked noodles. Sauté for a couple of minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thoroughly coated the contents of the skillet.
Serve. Serve warm garnished with the green parts of the scallions.

Notes

Chow mein can be made with fresh noodles, or dried Chinese egg noodles but either way, cook the yakisoba noodles according to the package instructions for al dente.

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