A hearty plate of Chow Mein requires only very simple ingredients. This chow mein recipe of mine is a basic recipe where you can use it to cook a beef chow mein, chicken chow mein, or any sort of chow mein you have in mind. With my recipe, I guarantee you that your guest will think that you have worked with a Chinese chef before!
What do you know about Chow Mein?
Well, as we all know, Chow Mein is a stir-fried noodle with vegetables and meats, originated from Guangdong, China. The important ingredients for a good plate of chow mein lie in the soy sauce. It is the soy sauce that gives them a pleasant aroma as well as a distinctive flavor.
Author have a say…
I really like this tri-shred or simply tri-julienne noodle back then when I was working at Guangzhou. Handmade noodles give really good texture and a combination of vinegar make this stir fry noodle absolutely delicious! Stir fry noodle is a very common dish in China, and now it is well known all over the world. This recipe here is what I have had in China, try it out and let me know if you like this too!
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Chow Mein Recipe with Homemade Egg Noodle
All it takes for a good plate of chow mein is simple ingredients, no need for complicated ingredients. Make sure you use a good quality soy sauce for a better aroma and flavor!
Ingredients
- 200 g Egg Noodle (how to make your own egg noodle here)
- 50 g Carrot
- 80 g Red Capsicum
- 50 g Cabbage
- 20 g Onion
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 nos Egg
- 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
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Instructions
Preparation
- For noodles, blanch in boiling water for 30 seconds. Strain and set aside.
- For the carrot, peel the skin and cut into julienne.
- For red capsicum, remove seed and cut into julienne.
- For cabbage, thinly slice cabbage to shred them.
- For the red onion, peel the skin and slice them.
- For the egg, simply whisk it.
- Prepare the other ingredients accordingly.
Cooking
- Preheat the pan with cooking oil.
- At high heat, add the whisked egg into the pan and scramble the egg.
- Then add shredded cabbage and thoroughly stir fry.
- Add salt and stir fry to mix them together.
- Add julienne red capsicum and carrot and then stir fry to mix them together.
- Add blanched homemade noodles and stir fry to mix them together.
- Add vinegar and soy sauce.
- Lastly, add red onion and stir fry to mix everything evenly.
- Remove from heat.
- Plate and serve with XO Sauce!
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Notes
Tips
- Add salt to cabbage will cause the moisture in the cabbage to leak. Hence shrinking the cabbage and also soften it.
- Red onion is added as the last ingredient so that the color of the red onion stays vibrant.
Nutrition
Calories : 612kcalCarbohydrates : 79gProtein : 16gFat : 26gSaturated Fat : 3gCholesterol : 86mgSodium : 1130mgPotassium : 470mgFiber : 6gSugar : 6gVitamin A : 5491IUVitamin C : 62mgCalcium : 53mgIron : 2mg
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