15-min. Easy Cantonese Soy Sauce Chow Mein
Chewy chow mein noodles pan fried with scallions, onions, and bean sprouts in a light savory sauce. This quick and easy Cantonese soy sauce chow mein is a simple side dish ready in 15 minutes in one pan and minimal ingredients!Note: this recipe has been recently updated and improved as of March 19 2025
Ingredients
- 16 oz chow mein noodles fresh kind (or lo mein noodles/yaki soba)
- 2 cups mung bean sprouts or soy bean sprouts, rinsed & strained
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- 5 green onions chopped into 1” long pieces
- 4 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Noodle Sauce
- 2 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce or regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon water cold
- 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar or granulated cane sugar
- ¼ teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
Instructions
- In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the noodle sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- In a large pan or wok filled with enough water, bring to a boil on high heat. Then blanch noodles in hot boiling water for 20 seconds or just until loosened. Strain noodles in a colander and shake out any excess water.
- Heat 2 tablespoon or 30 ml of vegetable oil in a large pan or wok on medium heat. Sauté onions until softened, about 1 minute.
- Toss in noodles. Then add remaining vegetable oil and mix everything together.
- Pour noodle sauce over the noodles and mix until noodles are evenly coated with the help of tongs or two spatulas.
- Toss in green onions and mung bean sprouts until mixed through. Remove off heat and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 482kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.01mg | Sodium: 1622mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 161IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 5mg