1In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, and corn starch
2Boil water in a large pot and add fresh chow mein or stir-fry noodles for just 10-20 seconds, then immediately drain and rinse them with cold water until completely cooled
3Add vegetable oil to the wok and heat over medium-high heat until very hot
4Add boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 1/2 inch cubes to the wok and cook until they have a nice color on them
5Chop the garlic, julienne the carrot, dice the celery, and cut the green onions into one-inch segments
6Remove the meat from the wok and add green onions, cooking until the greens have wilted
7Add 3/4 of the garlic, celery, carrots and cabbage and stir fry the absolute piss out of that for two minutes or until the cabbage is wilted and has a little bit of char
8Turn the heat to medium-high and add your chicken back. Stir fry until the chicken is hot again
9Add bean sprouts
10Add the noodles and cook for 45 seconds, then add the chow mein sauce, and stir-fry while tossing until completely coated
11Add water, and stir-fry for one minute
12Cut the heat, add the remaining garlic, and toss until thoroughly combined
13Add additional soy sauce to taste if needed
14Serve with green onion
Ingredients
38 g Soy Sauce
22 g Rice Vinegar
40 g Hoisin Sauce
4 g Toasted Sesame Oil
5 g Corn Starch
400 g Chow Mein Noodles
42 g Vegetable Oil
340 g Chicken Thighs
7 cloves Garlic
1 whole Carrot
2 ribs Celery
2 Green Onions
315 g Napa Cabbage
85 g Bean Sprouts
30 g Water
Equipment
Small bowlWhiskWokLarge potStrainerCutting boardKnife
Tips
Season the wok before starting to cook by heating oil in it until it smokes, then discarding the oil and wiping the pan clean.
Sear chicken in two batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
Do not skip the step of adding raw garlic at the end, as it perfumes the dish.