Chicken Lo Mein
Get ready to enjoy a quick and easy Chicken Lo Mein in under 30 minutes - classic Chinese dish made even yummmier than your favorite takeout.
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh or egg noodles substitute spaghetti or noodle of choice
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 1/3 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 inch ginger minced
- 4 oz carrot thinly sliced
- 1 cup cabbage substitute with vegetable of choice
- 5 shiitake mushrooms
- 1 bunch green onions thinly cut
Sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 1 tsp peanut butter
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breast thinly. Cut against the grain, create 1/4 inch thick slices. Make sure that every slice is at the same thickness so that the chicken will marinate and cook evenly. Put the chicken in a mixing bowl.
- Mince the garlic and ginger. Put them into the bowl. Add 1/3 tsp of baking soda to tenderize the chicken so it's extra juicy and soft. Add in 1/3 tsp of salt, 1/2 tbsp of shaoxing cooking wine, and black pepper. Mix well. Set it aside.
- You can use whatever vegetables you have in your fridge! Today, I'm using half carrots, cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms. Thinly chop all the vegetables. You can buy pre-cut mixed frozen vegetable packs from the grocery store for an even quicker meal.
- Combine all the sauce ingredients thoroughly: light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, shaoxing cooking wine, and my secret ingredient to make the sauce even yummmier - pure peanut butter. Add water to the sauce.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles following the instruction on the package. Drain completely.
- Turn the heat to medium high and heat your wok for a few minutes. Toss in the chicken marinade and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add all the vegetables. Continue to stir for 1 minute. Add the well-drained noodles along with the lo mein sauce. Keep stirring over medium heat until all the sauce is absorbed.
- Garnish with scallions and you're ready to serve!