Cantonese Chow Mien (Soy Sauce Chow Mien)
Chewy egg noodles tossed in a savory soy-based sauce, Cantonese Soy sauce chow mien is a classic that is perfect for any weeknight dinner
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings 1x
- Category: Noodles
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g of egg noodles (Chow Mein noodles)
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 shallot, diced
- 1/2 onion, sliced
- 5 green onion, cut into 2” pieces (only green parts)
- 100g of bean sprouts
- 2 tbsp of cooking oil
Sauce
- 2 tbsp of soy sauce
- 2 tbsp of dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
- 2 tsp of brown sugar
- 1 tbsp of water
- 1 tbsp of sesame oil
- 1 tbsp of chili oil
Garnish
- Sesame seeds
- Fried Shallots
- Spring Onions
Instructions
- Combine all of the sauce in a bowl. Set aside
- Soak the egg noodles for 1 minute in the hot boiling water. Drain it and set aside.
- Heat the oil over high heat. Add garlic, shallots and onion. Sauté for 1 minute over high heat.
- Then, add the noodles back to the pan followed by bean sprouts and green onions.
- Continue separating the noodles with chopsticks or a spatula.
- Next, add the sauce back and combine until there are no bald spots in the noodles.
- Garnish with sesame seeds, fried shallots, spring onions, chili oil and enjoy!
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