Chow MeinNagi
A restaurant-quality chicken chow mein made at home with juicy chicken, crunchy veggies, flavorful stir-fry sauce, and tender noodles all in under 15 minutes.
Equipment
- 1 Wok or skillet Large
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 200 g chicken breast or thigh fillets thinly sliced
- 4 cups green cabbage finely shredded
- 1 ½ tablespoon peanut oil or other cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 200 g chow mein noodles prepared per package
- 1 carrot julienned
- 1 ½ cups bean sprouts
- 3 green onions cut into 5cm pieces
- ¼ cup water
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoon oyster sauce or hoisin
- 1 ½ tablespoon Chinese cooking wine or Mirin
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- white pepper to taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Mix cornstarch with water and stir till smooth. Set aside.
- Cook noodles according to package, drain and set aside.
- Heat wok or skillet with 1 tablespoon oil. Stir fry chicken slices until they turn white. Remove and set aside.
- Add remaining oil, then garlic. Stir fry briefly until fragrant.
- Add cabbage and carrot. Stir fry for 2 minutes until just tender.
- Return chicken, add noodles, bean sprouts, and green onions to wok.
- Pour in prepared cornstarch mixture and all sauces.
- Stir-fry everything for 2–3 minutes until sauce thickens and everything is heated through.
- Serve immediately while hot.
Notes
You can use hoisin instead of oyster sauce, or tofu instead of chicken. Pre-shredded cabbage saves prep time.