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dry vegetable chow mein

Vegetable Chow Mein Noodle.

Prep : 10 minutes
Cook : 15 minutes
Author : Anna Lee
Cuisine : Chinese Cuisines
5 from 2 votes
Serving : 3
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Vegetable Chow Mein is Chinese stir fry noodles. Chow mein noodles are usually stir fry with garlic, veggies, soy sauce and oyster sauce. This recipe is simple and easy to make in 20 mins.

Ingredients

Stir Fry:

  • 300 g chow mein noodle or egg noodle
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 cup cabbage ,sliced
  • half onion ,sliced
  • half carrots ,sliced
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 3 scallions ,cut into 1 1/2-inch (4-cm) pieces
  • 5~6 shiitake mushrooms , or any kind of mushrooms

Sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 90 ml water

Instructions

  • Mix the sauce - Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, and water in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Prepare vegetables - Wash and slice the vegetables and set aside.
  • Cook the noodles according to the instructions on the noodles package. Drain them and toss them in a bowl with sesame oil to coat them. Set aside. (Note 1)
  • Sauté the aromatics- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shiitake mushrooms and carrots for about 2 minutes. Stir-fry the shiitake mushrooms first to release their fragrance. (Note 2)
  • Add the onions - stir-fry them for 1 minute, then cover the pan for 1 minute to soften them a bit. Transfer them to the plate and set aside.
  • Bring the sauce to a boil in the same pan, add the noodles and toss for 1 minute. (Note 3)
  • Add cabbage and toss for 1 minute, then add mushrooms, carrots and onions and stir for 1 minute. Finally, add bean sprouts and scallions and stir so everything is evenly mixed.
  • Serve hot as a main dish or side dish.

Tips & Notes:

  1. After the noodles are cooked and drained, add some sesame oil and stir evenly so the noodles don't stick together. When they're added to the pot for stir fry, you can also fry them quickly so that the noodles don't get too soft from cooking too long.
  2. The shiitake mushroom must first be sautéed in oil, and then other materials can be added so that the flavor of the mushroom can play its fragrance.
  3. Let the noodles stir-fry with the sauce first so that the noodles can fully absorb the flavor of the sauce and become tasty. This skill is used for all stir-fry noodles. If you sauté the noodles with other ingredients before adding the sauce, the whole plate of noodles will be tasteless because the noodles cannot fully absorb the flavor of the sauce.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 100g Calories: 557kcal (28%) Carbohydrates: 93g (31%) Protein: 23g (46%) Fat: 13g (20%) Sodium: 1325mg (58%) Potassium: 941mg (27%) Fiber: 14g (58%) Sugar: 11g (12%) Vitamin A: 150IU (3%) Vitamin C: 15mg (18%) Calcium: 32mg (3%) Iron: 5mg (28%)
Keyword: dry chow mein noodle,vegetable chow mein
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