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Lo Mein
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Lo Mein

Lo mein is a Chinese egg noodle dish often containing vegetables, meat, fish, shrimp, or wontons.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 262 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

For the noodles
  • 10 oz. lo mein noodles fresh
  • 3 tablespoons soybean oil
For the lo mein sauce
  • 2 tablespoons black soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce light
  • 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce , or more to taste
  • 3 teaspoons sugar or brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chicken broth (or vegetable broth or water)
For the stir-fry
  • ½ lb chicken cutlets cut into thin strips, or chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 5 tablespoons soybean oil
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 3 cloves garlic , chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger fresh grated
  • 1 red onion , cut into strips
  • 3 oz. chinese cabbage , shredded
  • 1 carrot cut into julienne, large
  • 1 bell pepper cut into strips, small red
  • 1 bell pepper cut into strips, small green
  • 3 scallions , cut into 1 inch (3 cm) sticks
  • ⅓ cup celery chopped
  • salt

Instructions

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  1. Roll the chicken strips in the cornstarch and pat them down to remove any excess.
  2. Heat a wok over medium to high heat and pour in 4 tablespoons of soybean oil.
  3. Add the chicken strips and fry them until golden brown. Reserve them.
Noodles
  1. Immerse the noodles for 2 minutes in a large volume of boiling water.
  2. Untangle them, coat them with soybean oil and set them aside.
Sauce
  1. In a bowl, pour all the necessary ingredients for the sauce.
  2. Emulsify with a whisk and set aside.
Stir-fry
  1. Heat a large wok or large skillet over medium to high heat and pour in the remaining soybean oil.
  2. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and ginger and sauté without burning them until the aromas emerge.
  3. Over medium heat, start adding the vegetables one by one, except the scallions, and sauté them.
  4. Add the noodles and chicken and mix with two Chinese chopsticks or two wooden spoons.
  5. Add the reserved sauce mixture and stir again.
  6. While stirring, cook over high heat for 5 minutes.
  7. Add sesame oil and sauté again for 1 minute, stirring.
  8. Finally add the reserved scallion pieces and adjust the salt.