Description
Easy-to-make chicken chow mein noodles with crunchy vegetables, and a delicious sauce made to marry everything together.
Ingredients
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Chicken Marinade:
- 1 lb of thinly sliced chicken breast
- 2 tbsp egg whites
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly cracked pepper
- 1 tbsp corn starch
Chow Mein Sauce:
- ¼ cup light soy sauce
- ½ tbsp chicken bullion
- ½ tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Ingredients:
- 1 lb of egg noodles
- 3 Tbsp cooking oil
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp Siaoxing cooking wine (Chinese Cooking Wine)
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- ½ cup orange bell peppers
- ½ cup green onion sliced an inch wide (white part only)
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- ½ cup red onions
- ½ cup purple cabbage
- ½ cup green onions sliced an inch wide (only the green part)
Instructions
- Combine the chicken breast with salt, pepper, egg whites, and corn starch, set aside. Cut all your choice of vegetables and set aside.
- Cook the noodles to al dente, rinse under cold water, drain and set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together the “chow mein sauce” and set aside.
- Set your wok to high heat and add 2 tbsp of cooking oil. Add in the marinated chicken breast and sear the chicken for about 3 minutes, flip and sear the other side for about 3-4 minutes. (Cooking time will vary on how thinly you sliced your chicken) Transfer in a bowl and clean off the wok with a napkin.
- Add 1 tbsp cooking oil and stir fry the white part of the green onions, sliced carrots, bell peppers, and cooking wine for about 1 minute.
- Join in your cooked noodles to the wok and stir fry for 1 minute, then toss your “chow mein sauce”, chicken, and remaining vegetables (cabbage, green part of green onions, red onions) together.
- Stir fry for about 3-4 minutes. You still want your vegetables to be crunchy so don’t overcook them!
- Turn off the heat and add in sesame oil and bean sprouts.
- Serve while hot and ENJOY!
Notes
All the ingredients should be available at your local Asian supermarket. If you are having trouble finding some of the ingredients, I linked a few that would be a little harder to find.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Noodles
- Method: stove top, wok
- Cuisine: Asian
Keywords: chow mein, noodles, lunch, dinner, quick, easy, fast