Cantonese Vegetable Chow Mein

Cantonese Vegetable Chow Mein. Chow mein noodles smothered in a thick glossy sauce accompanied a variety of veggies. Great for dinner, lunch or leftovers. Ready in 20 minutes.

The chow mein noodles are fried in oil and as a result, become so crispy! But when they are topped off with that luscious thick vegetable stir fry sauce, it's pure heaven in your mouth!

I love the contrasting textures of the crunchy noodles against the softened veggies. This is why this dish is so popular in Asia and there are many renditions of it.

I know there are many chow mein recipes online but this one is healthier and packed with veggies! You could probably sneak in some more if you desire. My vegetable chow mein recipe is also vegetarian too because I'm using vegetarian stir fry sauce and not oyster sauce.

What's the different between chow mein vs lo mein?

Both use the same type of chow mein egg noodles however:

Chow mein usually comes with a very thick glossy sauce that smothers the crispy noodles, vegetables and/or protein.

On the other hand, lo mein is not usually smothered in a heavy thick sauce. Instead it's very lightly coated in a soy oyster sauce. The noodles look more brown than yellow. The dish is usually accompanied with some veggies and protein of choice.

This is probably the best vegetable chow mein I've ever made and I'm very excited to share my recipe with you! Don't forget to check out some of my other related recipes below!

Other recipes you may like!

Singapore Curry Vermicelli Noodles
Pad See Ew Noodles
Mushroom Tofu Yakisoba Noodles
Chinese Vegetable Lo Mein

For this recipe

You will need the following ingredients for my vegetable chow mein dish:

• 2 cups Yu Choy chopped
• ¼ cup green onions chopped 1 inch long
• 1 red bell pepper sliced into matchsticks
• One small carrot peeled and sliced into matchsticks
• 1 cup snap peas ends chopped off
• 1 tsp garlic minced
• ⅓ cup avocado oil
• 454 g Cantonese style steamed chow mein noodles
• ½ cup Vegetable broth

chow mein sauce:

• 6 tbsp Vegetarian Stir Fry Sauce or oyster sauce if you're not vegetarian
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 cup water

How to make vegetable chow mein at home

1. In a small bowl, whisk together ingredients for stir fry sauce.
2. In a deep pan set over medium high heat, add avocado oil. Add in the noodles. Reduce heat to medium, fry on each side for 2 -3 minutes until golden crispy brown. Slide noodles onto a large serving plate.
3. In the same oiled pan set over medium heat, add in all vegetables and garlic. Saute until soft. Add vegetable broth and cook for 1 minute.
4. Then pour in stir fry sauce and bring to a quick boil. Once the sauce thickens, immediately pour over crispy noodles

On a personal note

I have really fallen back in love with Asian food again! It's so delicious and I notice many of my readers seem to enjoy them over my western recipes.

Many people think Asian cuisine is challenging but it's really not! The sauce combinations are usually the same and once you get a hang of it, it's like practice makes perfect!

So I hope you give more of my asian recipes a try! Specifically this chow mein from scratch. You will not be disappointed.

Give it a try!

Well I hope you give my Cantonese Vegetable Chow Mein recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.

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Christie

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Cantonese Vegetable Chow Mein (20-min. Recipe)

Cantonese Vegetable Chow Mein. Chow mein noodles smothered in a thick glossy sauce accompanied a variety of veggies. Great for dinner, lunch or leftovers. Ready in 20 minutes.

Course dinner, lunch

Cuisine asian, Chinese

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Author christieathome

Ingredients

• 2 cups Yu Choy chopped
• ¼ cup green onions chopped 1 inch long
• 1 red bell pepper sliced into matchsticks
• 1 small carrot peeled and sliced into matchsticks
• 1 cup snap peas ends chopped off
• 1 tsp garlic minced
• ⅓ cup avocado oil
• 454 g Cantonese style steamed chow mein noodles
• ½ cup Vegetable broth

Stir Fry Sauce

• 6 tbsp Vegetarian Stir Fry Sauce or oyster sauce if you're not vegetarian
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 cup water

Instructions

• In a small bowl, whisk together ingredients for stir fry sauce.
• In a deep pan set over medium high heat, add avocado oil. Add in the noodles. Reduce heat to medium, fry on each side for 2 -3 minutes until golden crispy brown. Slide noodles onto a large serving plate.
• In the same oiled pan set over medium heat, add in all vegetables and garlic. Saute until soft. Add vegetable broth and cook for 1 minute.
• Then pour in stir fry sauce and bring to a quick boil. Once the sauce thickens, immediately pour over crispy noodles.

Notes

For very saucy noodles, double the portion of the Stir-Fry sauce to pour over your noodles. 

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