Delicious Chow Mein Noodles Recipe
This isn’t just another Panda Express chow mein copycat recipe! Making tasty chow mein at home is definitely worth doing. The perfect balance of noodle and sauce, with some lightly-crunchy vegetables makes for a very satisfying meal. Add chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp – or don’t! This easy Chinese noodle recipe is something anybody can make at home with a few ingredients.
Delicious Chow Mein Noodles Recipe
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minutesIngredients
10 ounces Chow mein stir fry noodles
2 ribs Celery, sliced longways and chopped thin
1/2 white Onion, halved and sliced with the grain into thin strips
3 cloves Garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon Grated fresh ginger
2 cups Green cabbage, shredded very thin
1 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
2 Tablespoons Chinese cooking wine (optional)
- Chow Mein Sauce
2 Tablespoons Soy sauce
2 Tablespoons Soy paste (or just more soy sauce if you don’t have it)
2 Tablespoons Oyster sauce
2 Tablespoons Water
2 teaspoons Rice wine vinegar
2 teaspoon White sugar
1 teaspoon Ground white pepper
Directions
- Put sauce together by mixing all sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisking together thoroughly.
- If your chow mein noodles require boiling, get your hot water boiling in a pot on the stove. You should time the noodle boiling step for just when you need them (Step 6 of this recipe), per the directions on your noodles.
- Heat vegetable oil in wok or very large skillet (just enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan). Get the oil quite hot.
- Add celery and onion, and stir-fry for a minute. Then add in the cabbage, and stir fry for a couple more minutes.
- Add the garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Stir fry everything for another minute.
- Add the cooked and drained chow mein noodles. Stir fry everything for another minute.
- Pour in the sauce, and stir fry for another minute.
- Optionally, stir in a splash of Chinese cooking wine (like Shoaxing), and stir fry for another minute.
- Serve noodles in a bowl. Optionally garnish with sliced green onion, sesame seeds, or a very light drizzle of sesame oil.
