Chicken Chow Mein

Recipe video above. A great Chow Mein that truly rivals Chinese restaurants comes down to the sauce! Make this with your protein of choice (Note 1). Directions provided for making this two ways: from scratch, or using my this All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce. Have all the ingredients ready to go before you start cooking because it's done in 5 minutes!

Ingredients

200 g /6oz chicken thigh fillets , cut into bite size pieces (Note 1 tenderise option)

3 - 4 cups green cabbage or Chinese cabbage , finely shredded (Note 3)

1 1/2 tbsp peanut oil (or other cooking oil)

2 cloves garlic , finely chopped

200 g /6 oz fresh chow mein noodles (Note 2)

1 carrot, julienned

1 cup bean sprouts

3 shallot/scallions/green onions , cut into 5cm/2" pieces

1/4 cup / 65 ml water

CHOW MEIN SAUCE:

2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch

1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce , all purpose or light (Note 4)

1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

1 1/2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (Note 5)

2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp sesame oil

White pepper

Instructions

SAUCE:

Mix together cornflour and soy sauce, then mix in remaining ingredients. 

Alternative: Use 1/3 cup Chinese All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce, if you have some in stock.

OTHER PREP:

Marinate Chicken: Pour 1 tbsp of Sauce over the chicken, mix to coat, set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.

Noodles: Prepare the noodles according to the packet instructions (my pack says soak in boiled water for 1 minute), then drain.

FULL RECIPE

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