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Chicken Chow Mein

  • Prep45 min
  • Total45 min
  • Servings5
  • DifficultyMedium

Dinner · Main Course · #Asian #Pasta

Ingredients

  • chicken thigh — 2 lb
  • carrot, Medium — 2 pc
  • celery — 3 pc
  • cabbage — 1 ½ cup
  • green onion — 1 bunch
  • garlic, Minced (fresh) — 1 tbsp
  • ginger, Minced — 2 tsp

Marinade

  • pepper, white — ½ tsp
  • soy sauce — 1 tbsp
  • baking soda — 2 tsp

Sauce

  • oyster sauce — 2 tbsp
  • dark soy sauce — 2 tbsp
  • sugar — 1 tsp
  • rice vinegar — 1 ½ tsp
  • sesame oil — 1 tbsp
  • sambal (Ground Chile Sauce) — 1 tbsp

Instructions

  1. Make the noodles and set aside.
  2. Marinade Chicken:
  3. Thinly slice chicken and put in container
  4. Add white pepper
  5. Add soy sauce
  6. Add baking soda
  7. Marinade for at least 15 minutes.
  8. Vegetable Prep: 1 Julienne carrots
  9. Thinly slice celery
  10. Thinly slice cabbage
  11. Noodle Prep:
  12. Cook the chow mein noodles, shock them in cold water and drain well.
  13. Spread the chow mein noodles on a baking sheet to dry until ready to use.
  14. Sauce Prep:
  15. Prepare Chow Mein Sauce and set aside until ready to use.
  16. Cooking Chicken:
  17. Preheat a large pan or wok until smoke point then add 1/4 cup of cooking oil.
  18. Quickly stir fry chicken until cooked, then remove and set aside.
  19. Cooking Vegetables:
  20. Add 1 tbps of oil to pan if needed
  21. Add prepped carrot, celery, cabbage, then quickly sauté for 30 seconds.
  22. Remove from pan and set aside.
  23. Add 2 more tablespoons of cooking oil if needed
  24. Add chopped scallion whites and ginger. Sauté quickly.
  25. Combine:
  26. Now add prepped noodles and chicken, then stir fry and combine quickly.
  27. Next add the sauce and coat the noodles well.
  28. Add the sautéed veggies, chopped green tops of the scallion, mix and turn off the heat.

Notes

Required component: Homemage Chinese Egg Noddles See also: Chow Mein Sauce