Vegetable Chow Mein

Vegetable Chow Mein that tastes like our favorite takeout, but is so much healthier, and is super easy to make in under 30-minutes! Add your choice of protein / vegetables

Course Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine asian, Chinese

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 361kcal

Author Shinta

Equipment

Ingredients

1½ tbsp Sesame oil
4-5 Cloves Garlic finely chopped
½ inch Ginger finely chopped
2 Carrots cut into strips
1 cup Sugar Snap peas
2 cups Cabbage shredded or cut into thin strips
1 cup Cremini or Button mushrooms sliced thick
1 cup red bell pepper cut into strips
1 cup Green Onion Chopped, keep the green part aside for garnish
250 grams Chow Mein Noodles (see notes)

For the chow mein sauce

2 tbsp Oyster Sauce (see notes)
3 tbsp Light Soy sauce
1 tbsp Rice Vinegar
1 Tbsp Sriracha sauce
1 tbsp honey

For the corn starch slurry

1 tsp Corn starch
1 tbsp cold water

Instructions

Start by preparing the noodles as per the package instructions. Once the noodles are cooked, rinse them in cold water and keep them in a colander to drain and cool. Keep aside for later.
Prep all the vegetables and mix the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and keep aside for later.
Heat up the wok. Add the oil and once the oil is hot and starts to smoke, add the minced or chopped garlic and ginger. Quickly, with rapid strokes, saute the ginger and garlic with a spatula for a minute.
Add the carrots and saute, for a minute. Then add the rest of the veggies. Saute for a couple of minutes until veggies are tender. Keep the heat on high-medium and make sure you are moving the veggies around with the spatula.
Add the sauces, followed by the corn starch slurry, and mix. Then add the cooked and cooked noodles.
Mix everything well together with kitchen tongs, cook for a couple of minutes more and turn off the heat.
To serve, garnish with the sliced green onion and sesame seeds.

Notes

For the chow mein noodles - Use any variety of noodles that you prefer. For an authentic chow mein, you can use classic chow mein noodles. You can also use lo mein or egg noodles. You can also substitute with spaghetti if you like.
Oyster Sauce is a key ingredient for chow mein. For a vegan substitute, look for vegan Oyster sauce at your local Asian grocer, or use Hoisin sauce as a substitute.
Start by cooking your chow mein noodles as per the instructions on the pack. Do not overcook, as soon as the noodles are done, rinse in cold water – this prevents them from overcooking - and keep aside to cool down.

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