Guangdong and USA

Chicken lo mein

Name: Chicken lo mein
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 220 g egg noodles egg noodles; 250 g thinly sliced chicken, boneless; 4 tsp divided soy sauce; 2 tsp cornflour (cornstarch); 2 tsp divided sesame oil; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 3 cloves minced garlic; 1 tsp minced ginger; 1 small in matchsticks carrot; 100 g sliced button mushroom; 2 heads sliced bok choy (pak choi); 3 stalks in lengths spring onion (green onion, scallion); 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp oyster sauce; 2 tsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar

Soft, saucy, slurpable noodles with chicken and veg. The takeaway box, upgraded.

30 minTime

32 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayEgg noodles tossed with chicken, vegetables and oyster sauce.

The original

538kcalsame

32 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

30minutessame

Lo mein, takeaway classic.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Egg noodles220 g egg noodles

Chicken, boneless250 g, thinly sliced

Soy sauce4 tsp, divided

Cornflour (cornstarch)2 tsp

Sesame oil2 tsp, divided

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Garlic3 cloves, minced

Ginger1 tsp, minced

Carrot1 small, in matchsticks

Button mushroom100 g, sliced

Bok choy (pak choi)2 heads, sliced

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3 stalks, in lengths

Oyster sauce1 tbsp plus 1 tsp

Dark soy sauce2 tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Method

5 steps

1Toss the chicken with 1 tsp soy and the cornflour.
2Boil the noodles until just tender, drain and toss with half the sesame oil.
3Stir fry the chicken in hot oil until cooked through with no pink. Push aside and fry garlic and ginger.
4Add carrot, mushroom and bok choy and toss on high heat for 2 minutes.
5Add noodles, oyster sauce, soy, dark soy, sugar and remaining sesame oil. Toss well, add spring onion and serve.

Serve it like this

Twirl into bowls with tongs so the vegetables sit on top, and pass chilli oil for anyone who wants heat.

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Chicken lo mein

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