Homemade Chicken Chow Mein Recipe
My take on the British Chinese takeaway classic dish chicken chow mein is supremely easy and quick to cook and it tastes just as good as your favourite takeout spot!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 653kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g Chicken Thighs 9oz (Boneless and Skinless)
- 1 tablespoon Cornflour
- 1 tablespoon Water
- 1 Small Onion 100g
- 1 Small-Medium Carrot 100g
- 150 g Mushrooms 1½-2 Cups
- 70 g Tinned Water Chestnuts ½ Cup
- 70 g Tinned Bamboo Shoots ½ Cup
- 150 g Beansprouts 1½ Cups
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 20 g Ginger ½ thumb sized piece
- 2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Light Brown Sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon MSG
- 2 Bundles Dried Egg Noodles ~125g
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
Instructions
- Prepare the noodles as per the instructions on the packet, then refresh them in cold water.
- Cut the Chicken thighs into strips 3-5mm (⅛-¼") thick.
- Mix together the water and cornflour in a medium bowl, add the chicken and allow it to marinate whilst you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Top and tail the onion, peel it and then cut it into 8 wedges.
- Cut the carrot into 2-3mm (⅛") thick slices at a 45° angle to the carrot.
- Cut the Mushrooms into 5-6mm (¼") thick slices
- Peel the garlic cloves and then slice them as thinly as you can.
- Peel the ginger and then cut it into batons as thinly as you can.
- Mix together the oyster sauce, both types of soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, brown sugar and MSG.
- Heat a wok over a fiercely high heat, and when it is hot, add the cooking oil. Toss in the onion and carrot and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Throw in the sliced mushrooms and stir fry for another minute.
- Add the chicken, garlic and ginger, then stir fry for another 1 minute.
- Add water chestnuts and bamboo shoots, then stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Throw in the beansprouts and drained noodles and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Pour in the sauce and cook for 1 minute.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 653kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 28g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 3266mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g
