Chow Mein

Stir fry noodles and vegetables.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword chow mein

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 7

Total Time 12

Servings

Calories 628kcal

Prep the vegetables. Thinly slice the onion and carrot. Shred the cabbage. Mince the garlic.
Prepare the sauce. In a small bowl or cup combine the soy sauces, oyster sauce, hoisin and sugar. Whisk until the sugar fully dissolves.
Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the package directions. Once cooked drain and toss in a teaspoon of sesame oil so they don’t stick together.
In a large skillet or wok, heat the sesame oil over medium/high heat. Cook the onions for 2 minutes until they begin to soften.
Add the carrots and cabbage. Cook another 1-2 minutes until the cabbage begins to wilt.
Then add in the garlic and cook for another minute or two.
Push all the vegetables to one half of the skillet and add a little more oil to the empty side. Add the cooked noodles to the empty area. Stir fry together with the vegetables.
Then pour the sauce over everything. Stir fry for another minute or two. Serve hot with green onions sprinkle on top, if using.

I like green cabbage, especially Napa cabbage for this recipe. But purple cabbage could work well too.
You can add other vegetables like: bean sprouts, mushrooms, bell pepper, bok choy, broccoli or Brussels sprouts.
Stir fry some chicken, steak, or pork before starting on the vetables and then toss it back into the pan before you add the sauce. Or make air fryer tofu or add some shredded rotisserie chicken. You do you! This recipe is super versatile. A great clean-out-the-refrigerator recipe.
Light vs Dark soy sauce – If you aren’t familiar then probably the soy sauce you most often use is light soy sauce. Dark soy sauce is thicker, almost like a balsamic reduction in consistency. It’s super rich and flavorful and worth seeking out if you enjoy cooking asian food.
If your skillet isn’t large enough to cook all the ingredients at once you can do this in batches. Simply divide the vegetables, noodles and sauce by 2 or 3 and stir fry in batches.