Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken lo mein. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Lo Mein is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chicken Lo Mein is something that I have loved my whole life.
Mix this together and coat the chicken well. Mix this together and coat the chicken well. Cooking a large batch of lo mein in a wok or over crowding the wok will result in steaming the ingredients rather than stir frying. You won't get an authentic stir fried taste ever!
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken lo mein using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Lo Mein:
- Get 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast - cut to 1/4" slices
- Get 1/4 cup soy sauce
- Get 1 tbs oyster sauce
- Get 2 tsp minced garlic
- Get 3 tbs vegetable oil - divided
- Get 4 oz crimini mushrooms - thinly sliced
- Prepare 1 small yellow onion - thinly sliced
- Take 1 orange bell pepper thinly sliced
- Take 2/3 cup chicken broth
- Make ready 2 tsp cornstarch
- Prepare 16 oz cooked spaghetti noodles - chilled
- Make ready 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- Get 2 tsp sesame oil (optional)
For this version, I used shredded green cabbage, which I knew would be a stretch for my kiddos. Remove from the wok and set aside. Chicken Lo Mein is made without stir-frying. You mix in the noodles with the Chicken Lo Mein sauce, instead of stir-frying it.
Steps to make Chicken Lo Mein:
- In a medium bowl wisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, and minced garlic. Add sliced chicken. Stir to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in fridge for 1 hr.
- Heat a wok or large deep sided skillet over medium high heat until very hot. Add 2 tbs oil.
- When oil "shimmers" add onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Stir fry until al dente. About 4 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. Set aside.
- Increase heat to high. Add 1 tbs oil to wok/skillet. As soon as it "shimmers" add chicken along with all the marinade.
- Stir fry until chicken is cooked through and marinade has reduced some. About another 5 minutes. Return veggies to wok/skillet. Stir to heat through and coat with sauce.
- Reduce heat to medium. Wisk together chicken broth and cornstarch. Stir into chicken and veggies. Simmer until sauce thickens. About 2-5 minutes more.
- Add cold noodles. Toss to coat. Cook until noodles are just heated through. Stir in green onions.
- If desired drizzle with sesame oil and stir to combine. Garnish with additional green onions when serving. Enjoy!
Chicken Lo Mein is made without stir-frying. You mix in the noodles with the Chicken Lo Mein sauce, instead of stir-frying it. Therefore, lo mein is saucier and more "wet". On the other hand, Chow Mein is stir-fried noodles where there is no sauce, so each strand of the noodles are dry. Lo Mein This is a Chinese dish that uses long egg noodles as its base.
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