Description
Enjoy making a tasty chicken lo mein. Recipe courtesy of Rinku Bhattacharya.
Ingredients
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To marinate and prep the chicken
- 2 cups water
- 11/2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ pound of boneless skinless chicken, cubed
For the Lo Mein Sauce
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1 cup of mixed vegetables ( I used thinly sliced carrots and snow peas)
- 7 to 8 shitake mushrooms, sliced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/3 cup Chinese cooking wine
- ½ teaspoon sriracha or other chili paste
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 cup stock
- 2 cups cooked noodles (preferably the thick variety, sold as lo Mein noodles)
Instructions
- Soak the chicken in the water and baking soda for about 20 minutes, wash the chicken thoroughly and drain and dry.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil.
- Toss the chicken in 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce and add the chicken to the oil and cook stirring the chicken until it is well browned and cooked through.
- Heat the remaining oil and add the sesame oil and the ginger paste and stir for about 1 minute. Add in the vegetables and cook for 2 minutes.
- In the meantime mix the soy sauce, cooking wine, sriracha, mirin and the cornstarch and mix well.
- Add to the vegetables and add in the stock and bring the mixture to a low and persistent simmer.
- Stir in the noodles and the chicken and cook through.
- Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Main