¼cupWater or stock1 cup in case of crispy chow mein
7ozChow Mein noodles
Instructions
Sauce
Measure soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, roasted sesame seed oil and oyster or Hoisin sauce into a bowl and mix everything together. Add black ground black or white pepper too if desired.
Chow Mein - soft noodles
Heat oil in a skillet, add the sliced or diced garlic and saute until the garlic starts to smell, for about a minute.
Add the meat and sear both sides of it until golden brown spots start to appear for about 3 minutes each side.
Remove the garlic and meat then mix in the shredded carrots and cabbage.
Stir fry until the cabbage collapses about a quarter of its size, for about 5 minutes.
Add back the chicken and garlic then add in the sliced green onion too.
Mix in the sauce.
Bring a pot of water to boil then add the Chow Mein noodles. Follow the instuctions on the packaging but generally it takes about 3 minutes to get the pasta done.
Mix in the drained noodles then serve.
Chow Mein - crispy noodles
Heat oil in a skillet, add the sliced or diced garlic and saute until the garlic starts to smell, for about a minute.
Add the meat and sear both sides of it until golden brown spots start to appear for about 3 minutes each side.
Remove the garlic and meat then mix in the shredded carrots and cabbage.
Stir fry until the cabbage collapses about a quarter of its size, for about 5 minutes.
Add back the chicken and garlic then add in the sliced green onion too.
Mix in the sauce and pour in a cup of water or stock too. Dissolve a tablespoon of cornstarch in the water beforehand if thick sauce is desired.
Heat oil in a skillet and deep fry the Chow Mein noodles until golden brown. Don't need to use too much oil for this but make sure to flip the noodles halfway through the frying so both sides get fried properly. Also we can spray the noodles with oil and bake them in the oven but that takes an eternity while frying them takes about 1 minutes per side.
Let the fried Chow Mein noodles to drip of excess oil. Top it up with the cabbage and chicken then spoon sauce on top as desired.