Quick & Easy Cantonese Vegetable Chow Mein
Crispy noodles smothered in a savory sauce with sautéed vegetables! This quick and easy vegetable chow mein is ready in 20 minutes with simple and healthy ingredients. A great way to add more fiber to your diet!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chow Mein Noodles fresh kind
- 2 cups Yu Choy chopped into 1 inch long pieces (or sub with bok choy, baby gai lan, napa cabbage)
- ¼ cup green onion chopped 1 inch long pieces (or sub with white onion or shallots)
- ½ red bell pepper julienned (or sub yellow or orange bell pepper)
- ¼ cup carrots matchsticks
- 1 cup snow peas ends trimmed (or sub with snap peas)
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ½ cup vegetable oil or any neutral tasting oil
Sauce
- 2.5 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 2.5 tablespoon cornstarch or sub with potato starch or tapioca starch
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or sub with Dry Sherry Wine
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil toasted
- 2 cups vegetable stock unsalted, or sub with chicken or beef stock
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine ingredients for the Sauce as listed above and set aside.
- In a wok or pot filled halfway with hot water, bring to a boil. Add noodles and blanch for 30 seconds or just until loosened and strain immediately. Do not rinse off with cold water.
- In a large pan on medium heat, add ¼ cup oil. Wait for oil to become shiny. Then carefully lower in noodles and spread into a pancake. Fry until the bottom is golden and crispy. Turning the noodles occasionally for an even crust. Flip over noodles and pour another ¼ cup of oil around edges of wok. Fry until golden crispy. Transfer crispy noodle to a large serving plate.
- On medium-high heat, add in all vegetables, green onion and garlic. Sauté until vibrant in color.
- Then pour in Sauce and let it simmer to reduce and thicken for a couple of minutes, about 2-3 minutes. Once the sauce thickens to your desired consistency, immediately pour over crispy noodles. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 716kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Sodium: 1769mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3945IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 5mg