Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken Chow Mein. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, broth, soy sauce, salt and ginger until smooth; set aside. Move chicken to one side of skillet, and to other side, add garlic, ginger, carrot, and cabbage. Chicken Chow Mein is a traditional Chinese stir fry dish.

Vegetables - celery, cabbage, matchstick carrots, garlic, green onions, ginger. Seasonings - low-sodium soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, sugar. Chicken breasts - chicken thighs will work great too, just a cook a few minutes longer. You can cook Chicken Chow Mein using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Chow Mein

You need of Chicken and the marinade.
You need 400 grams of chicken.
You need 2 tsp of 5 spice.
You need 2 tsp of sambol olek.
You need 2 tbsp of soy.
It's 1/2 tbsp of corn flour.
It's of Noodles.
It's 200 grams of noodles.
It's 1 liter of water.
It's 1 tsp of sesame oil.
You need of Final mix.
Prepare 2 tsp of sesame oil.
Prepare 1 large of red bellpepper.
It's 100 grams of bean sprouts.
Prepare 2 tbsp of less salty soy sauce.
It's 3 large of springonions.

Chicken chow mein is probably already one of your favorite Chinese takeout dishes. This one-pan dinner is so satisfying with chicken, vegetables, classic chow mein noodles, and the best homemade chow mein sauce. Also, it's way healthier than ordering takeout. Cook the chow mein noodles according to package directions, drain well, and set aside.

Chicken Chow Mein step by step

Cut the chicken into thin slices. Add the 5 spice, sambol olek (or other chili sauce) and the soy sauce. Then the corn flour. And give it a good mix. Put it aside for about 10 minutes..
Boil the noodles for a couple of minutes. The time depends on what kind of noodles you use. I use eggnoodles, and it is about 3 minutes. When done, remove it from the hot water and put it under cold water, to stop it from cooking. Then add the sesame oil, to secure the noodles from not sticking together..
Put the chicken into your wok under high heat with the sesame oil, and fry it. Add the noodles. Give it a good mix. Then add the bell pepper, the bean sprouts and the less salty soy sauce. Give it a good mix again. Finally add the spring onions. Just mix it gently and warm for a minute..
Enjoy a great traditional Chinese meal..

When is is very hot, but not smoking, add the chicken mixture, and stir fry until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken to a plate, set aside and keep warm. Chow mein is made with either seafood, often just prawns, chicken, beef or barbecued pork. Restaurants will serve a combination chow mein or a single type. Chicken and beef are often softened with a little bicarbonate of soda.