Name: Homestyle Chow Mein Noodles
Yield: Serves 2 as a main dish or 4 as part of a multicourse meal
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 green onions (scallions), cut into 2 in (5 cm) length; ⅓ teaspoon soy sauce; 6 shelled and deveined medium-sized raw shrimp; 2 tablespoons water; 3 cloves garlic, minced; ⅓ cup (50 g) shredded cabbage; 2 oz (50 g) pork, cut into thin slices; 2 cups (100 g) fresh bean sprouts, ends trimmed; ¼ teaspoon cornstarch; ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce; ½ teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; Salt, to taste; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; ⅓ cup (50 g) shredded carrot; 8 oz (250 g) steamed chow mein noodles; 2 tablespoons oil

Preparation info

Serves
2
as a main dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Easy Chinese Recipes

By Bee Yinn Low

Published 2011

About

Chow Mein is one of the earliest Chinese dishes introduced to America and its popularity hasn’t waned. One of the most popular take-out items at Chinese restaurants, Chow Mein is synonymous with great food, convenience, and affordability. The mental picture of eating Chow Mein packed in a Chinese take-out box, with a pair of disposable wooden chopsticks while watching TV is as American as having wings during the Super Bowl. Chow Mein is an American food icon despite its Chinese origi