Lo Mein Noodles - Nagi's
Craving takeout? Make your own Lo Mein Noodles at home with this easy recipe. Customize it with your favorite veggies and protein.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetalbe oil
- 2 cloves garlic, fresh minced
- 1/2 onion finely sliced
- 10 ounces chicken or other protein sliced 1/5" thick
- 2 medium carrots cut into pieces
- 1 large red bell pepper sliced
- 6 green onions 2" pieces
- 1 pound lo mein, or medium thick egg noodles
- 1/4 cup water
Sauce
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Mirin or Chineses cooking wine or substitute with dry sherry or low sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon sugar omit if using Mirin
- 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Garnish (optional)
- green onion finely sliced/optional
Instructions
Sauce
- Mix cornstarch and dry soy sauce, then add remaining sauce ingredients
Chicken
- Coat chicken with 2 teaspoon of the Sauce. Heat oil over high heat
- Add onion and garlic, stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Do Not let garlic brown.
- Add chicken, cook 1 minute. Add in the carrot, bell pepper, continue cooking until the chicken is done.
- Add noodles, Sauce and water. Toss until well combined. Add in the green onions and toss again for another minute or so.
- Serve garnished with green onions
Notes
Proteins: Chicken, Turkey, Beef, Pork, Shrimp, or Tofu
Dark Soy Sauce: Provides color and flavor to the sauce. The label should read dark soy sauce, if not available at the grocery store, it can be found in an Asian Grocery or online.
Soy Sauce: regular or lite sodium
Sesame Oil: Can usually be found in the Asian section of grocery store. It has a dark rich flavor vs un-toasted sesame oil.
Nutrition
Serving: 3gCalories: 461kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 31gFat: 8.1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 1721mgPotassium: 602.72mgFiber: 6.1gSugar: 8.23gVitamin A: 8299.02IUVitamin C: 59.55mgCalcium: 47.54mgIron: 5.02mg
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