How to Make Chow Mein

How to Make Chow Mein

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Hello everyone… happy free day.Did you make plan for the weekend? I hope you can have a great Friday and also a great weekend. About the recipe of Lo Mien that I posted before. Do you like it? Well this time I want to share about the other authentic Chinese noodle. That’s chow mein. Actually many people can’t take the differences about Lo Mien and Chow Mein, but actually the differences is in the way you prepare the noodle.

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons soy sauce (I use low sodium)
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into very thin slices
12 ounces chow mein noodles (the soft kind found fresh, not the hard crunchy ones)
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 small napa cabbage, sliced into 1 inch strips
2 baby bok choy, sliced into 1 inch strips
5 ounces water chestnuts, sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 green onions, chopped

Steps:

1. Cut the chickens into very thin slices. Firstly you need to marinate the chicken. In a small bowl combine the 2 teaspoons soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Mix with the chicken. Wait for a while.
2. Boil the chow mein noodle until it al dente. Then drain it, and set it aside.
3. Stir fry the chicken mixture with 1 tablespoon oil. When the chicken cooked through, remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
4. Add the rest of the oil to the skillet, then add the cabbage, bok choy, water chestnuts and garlic; stir fry for a couple of minutes until the vegetables begin to wilt. Add the noodles, and continue to cook until the noodles are hot, and well combined with the vegetables.
5. Add the soy sauce and oyster sauce and then add the chicken. Toss to combine.
6. Transfer chow mein to the plate and top with the chopped green onions.

Now you have a plate of hot chow mien. Hope you can try it at home. This noodle is really famous, and you must try.

Have a great day…

How to Make Lo Mien

How to Make Lo Mien

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Hello everyone… How was your grateful day? Today I got a holiday, such a really good. But there were also some business in my precious holiday. I need to teach my beloved little brother who has been prepare for is national exam. Wish he luck…

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Well, like I said before today we will talk about the Chinese noodle. Chinese noodle are so much famous in some place around the world. For example in my country, we often eat Chinese noodle, because the tasty taste and also comfortable in out tongue. Our first Chinese noodle is Lo Mien. Did you try it before? Now you can try this one at home.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast

Marinade:

• 2 teaspoons light soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry

• 1/4 teaspoon sesame seed oil

• 1 teaspoon cornstarchmarinade

Sauce:

• 3/4 cup chicken broth

• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon oyster sauce

• 3/4 teaspoon sugar

Other:

• 1/2 pound Chinese noodles (thin or thick noodles are fine)

• 1 cup shredded carrots (about 1 carrot)

• 1 8-ounce can straw mushrooms

• 3 tablespoons vegetable or peanut oil for stir-frying, or as needed

• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• Salt and pepper to taste, if desired

STEPS:

1. Firstly you can prepare to marinate the chicken. Cut the chicken when its slightly frozen into thin strips about 2 inches long. Add the light soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, sesame oil and the cornstarch. Wait for 20 minutes.

2. While you waiting for the chicken, you can make the sauce. Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

3. Boil the noodle until they are al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again.

4. Rinse the straw mushroom to remove any “tinny” taste, then drain it.Cut the carrot into the strips.

5. Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium high to high heat. Stir-fry the garlic until aromatic and add the chicken. Stir-fry the chicken until 4/5 cooked. When the chicken was 4/5 cooked remove the chicken.

6. Heat 2 tablespoon oil and salt. Ass carrots and mushrooms. Stir-fry the carrots and mushroom for 1 minute, add the chicken. Add the noodles, mix it with all the ingredients. Add the sauce. Mix it with the other ingredient.

7. Cook for more 2 minutes. You can add the pepper and salt if you want.

And you delicious Chinese noodle is ready to serve. Enjoy eating… have a wonderful day. see you…