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 some chicken breast until each piece looks roughly like the one shown.
2Place the sliced chicken into a mixing bowl.
3Add garlic granules, MSG, cornflour, light soy sauce, and sesame oil to the chicken.
4Mix everything thoroughly until the chicken is fully coated.
5Transfer the coated chicken into a hot frying pan or wok.
6Spread the chicken out into an even layer to fry for a few minutes to get some color.
7In the meantime, add egg noodles into boiling water.
8Simmer the noodles for a few minutes before draining.
9Continue to stir-fry your 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 in sliced brown onion and bell pepper.
13Stir the vegetables around and fry for a few minutes to soften.
14Add in the drained noodles.
15Spread all the noodles out into a thin layer to char them in the pan.
16Add some salt and MSG to the noodles and vegetables.
17Add dark soy sauce.
18Stir all of that around in the pan and let it sit for 30 seconds.
19Add in all of the cooked chicken.
20Give everything a really good stir together.
21Serve 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 wokpotspatulaforkserving containers

Tips

MSG enhances flavor and makes food taste like a takeaway.
Store in the fridge or freezer for meal prep.

Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken Chow Mein

Directions

Ingredients

Equipment

Tips

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