Chicken Chow Mein

Name: Chicken Chow Mein
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 600 g raw chicken breast, thinly sliced; 0.5 tsp garlic granules; 0.25 tsp MSG; 20 ml light soy sauce; 0.5 tbsp sesame oil; 10 g cornflour; 250 g dried egg noodles; 0.5 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 brown onion, sliced; 1 bell pepper, sliced; 30 ml dark soy sauce; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp MSG

20m

Serves 4

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Chicken Chow Mein

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20m

Serves 4

Directions

1Thinly slice the chicken breast.
2Place the sliced chicken into a mixing bowl.
3Add garlic granules, MSG, cornflour, light soy sauce, and sesame oil to the chicken.
4Mix the chicken and marinade thoroughly until fully coated.
5Add the marinated chicken to a hot frying pan or wok.
6Spread the chicken out into an even layer to fry for a few minutes until it gets some color.
7While the chicken is cooking, put egg noodles into boiling water.
8Simmer the noodles for a few minutes before draining.
9Continue to stir and fry the chicken for a few more minutes until golden and cooked through.
10Set all the cooked chicken aside in a bowl for later.
11Place the pan back on the heat with a dash of oil.
12Add sliced brown onion and bell pepper to the pan.
13Stir and fry the vegetables for a few minutes to soften.
14Add the drained noodles to the pan with the vegetables.
15Spread the noodles out into a thin layer to char them in the pan.
16Add salt and MSG to the noodles.
17Add dark soy sauce to the noodles.
18Stir everything around in the pan and let it sit for 30 seconds.
19Add all of the cooked chicken back into the pan with the noodles and vegetables.
20Give everything a really good stir together.
21Serve the chow mein into four equal portions.

Ingredients

600 g raw chicken breast, thinly sliced
0.5 tsp garlic granules
0.25 tsp MSG
20 ml light soy sauce
0.5 tbsp sesame oil
10 g cornflour
250 g dried egg noodles
0.5 tbsp vegetable oil
1 brown onion, sliced
1 bell pepper, sliced
30 ml dark soy sauce
0.25 tsp salt
0.5 tsp MSG

Equipment

mixing bowlfrying pan or wokpotspatula

Tips

MSG (Monosodium glutamate) is an amazing flavor enhancer that gives food a deep, savory taste.
This recipe is perfect for meal prep and can be stored in the fridge or freezer.

Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken Chow Mein

Directions

Ingredients

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