Chicken Chow Mein
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- Total Time
- 30mins
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- Serves
- 2
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- Calories
- 915
A great Chow Mein comes down to the sauce which is made with soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, sugar and cornstarch for thickening. Slippery noodles slick with the savoury Chow Mein Sauce is noodle heaven!
Inspired by: https://www.recipetineats.com/chicken-chow-mein/recipe updated Feb 21, 2022
Ingredients
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- Carrot
- 1
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- Chicken breast
- 200 g
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- Cornflour
- 2 teaspoons
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- Soy sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons
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- Chinese cooking wine
- 1 ½ tablespoons
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- Oyster sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons
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- Sugar
- 2 teaspoons
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- Sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon
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- White pepper
- as needed
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- Water
- 60 ml
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- Crunchy chow mein noodles
- 200 g
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- Peanut oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons
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- Garlic clove
- 2
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- Green cabbage
- 365 g
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- Green onion
- 3
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- Bean sprouts
- 360 g
Tools
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Stove
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Large mixing bowl
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Saucepan
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Frying pan
Step preview
- Mix together cornflour and soy sauce, then mix in remaining ingredients
- Pour 1 tbsp of sauce over the chicken and mix to coat
- Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes
- Add water to a saucepan for cooking the noodles
- Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain
- Add oil to a wok or large fry pan
- Heat oil over high heat
- Add garlic
- Stir fry for 10 seconds or until it starts to turn golden
- Add the chicken
- Stir fry until the surface gets a tinge of browning but inside is still raw - about 1 minute
- Add the cabbage, carrot, and the white pieces of shallots from the base of the stalk
- Stir fry for 1 1/2 minutes until the cabbage is mostly wilted
- Add the noodles, sauce and water
- Stir fry for 1 minute, tossing constantly
- Add bean sprouts and remaining shallots/scallions
- Toss through for 30 seconds or until the bean sprouts just start to wilt
- Remove from heat and serve immediately