Chow Mein. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles according to the package directions. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the peanut oil. In a small bowl, whisk together oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and Sriracha; set aside.
Add noodles and flatten to an even layer.
There are all kinds of fresh and dry noodles available in the market.
There are also thin and thick noodles.
You can cook Chow Mein using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chow Mein
- It's 4 oz of ground pork.
- It's 1/2 TBSP of oyster sauce.
- It's 1/2 TBSP of soy sauce.
- You need of Black pepper.
- You need Pinch of sugar.
- You need 1/2 TBSP of minced garlic.
- Prepare 1 TBSP of potato starch.
- You need 1/2 of medium onion.
- Prepare 1/2 TBSP of garlic.
- It's of Some green veggies.
- Prepare 1/4 of red, green, and yellow bell peppers.
- You need 2 leaves of Napa cabbage (optional).
- You need 4 oz of bean sprouts.
- Prepare 2 TBSP of oyster sauce.
- It's 1 TBSP of soy sauce.
- Prepare 3 TBSP of water.
- It's 1 TBSP of potato starch.
- You need 10 oz of fresh noodles.
For the best and most authentic homemade Chow Mein like Chinese restaurants or takeouts, I recommend thin, fresh egg noodles. Chow mein is our go-to for all types of meals, from an easy dinner to a serious hangover. Hate it when your take-out noodles are overcooked, cold, and mushy by the time you're ready to dig in? Chow mein is a stir-fry noodle dish that is made in many different variations.
Chow Mein step by step
- In a bowl, put ground pork, 1/2 TBSP soy sauce, 1/2 TBSP oyster sauce, black pepper, garlic and pinch of sugar. Mix well. Put 1 TBSP of potato starch. Again, mix well. Set aside..
- Boil water and salt. When water is boiled, put noodles in and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, drain and wash under cold water to get rid of extra starch. Drain noodles..
- On medium high heat, put frying pan on, when pan is hot, put some oil to pan fry noodles..
- When both sides of noodles are golden brown (about 5 minutes per side). Slide on serving bowl..
- Cut all veggies in long strips, not to big (except for bean sprouts)..
- Put frying pan on high heat. Put some oil, cook onion and garlic first for 1 minutes. Add ground pork, cook for 2 minutes. Make sure to break up the pork. Add bell peppers, cook another minute, add the rest of veggies, stir for 1 minute. Put 2 TBSP oyster sauce and 1 TBSP of soy sauce. Stir fry for another minute..
- Dissolve 1 TBSP of potato starch with 3 TBSP of water in a bowl. Add the liquid into pan. Mix well for 1 minute..
- Pour stir fried veggies on top of noodles. Ready to serve..
Traditional chow mein is made with fried noodles but often chow mein is prepared with boiled lo mine, chow mein, or yaki-soba noodles. Then it is added to a vegetable stir fry with chicken or beef and a chow mein sauce. A mild yet pleasing dish: chicken with baby corn, mushrooms, onions and celery in a thickened broth over rice or crispy noodles. Chow mein, unlike lo mein, is a dish in which the noodles - whether fresh or dry - are stir-fried separately, then added to vegetables. Image zoom Both lo mein and chow mein are made with Chinese egg noodles—wheat flour noodles with egg added.