Beef or Chicken Chow Mein. This easy Beef Chow Mein is one of my favorite chow mein recipes along with shrimp chow mein and chicken chow mein. This Chow Mein is much healthier and even faster than getting takeout at Panda Express! And if you have kids or picky eaters, they will devour this chow mein.
Chicken - I've got less fond of beef over the years.
Taking on the nation's favourite noodle dish is a lot easier.
Today I'm sharing all my tips and tricks for how to make beef chow mein BETTER than takeout!
You can have Beef or Chicken Chow Mein using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Beef or Chicken Chow Mein
- It's 600 grams of chicken breasts or beef cut into slices.
- You need 300 grams of medium egg noodles.
- It's 4 tsp of chinese 5 spice powder.
- You need 2 tsp of chilli powder ( optional).
- It's 1 dash of toasted sesame oil.
- Prepare 1 dash of groundnut oil.
- It's 1 dash of dark soy sauce.
- Prepare 1 dash of light soy sauce.
- Prepare 1 pinch of ground black pepper.
- Prepare 1 dozen of chestnut mushrooms.
- It's 1 bunch of spring onions.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of cornflour.
- It's 2 of red pepper.
- It's 400 grams of bean sprouts.
- You need 1 pinch of salt.
Want to replace the beef with chicken? Comforting Chinese made with lean white meat protein, colorful vegetables, and stir-fried noodles tossed in a savory sauce. It's such a versatile dish that you can add any type of protein like tofu, shrimp, or beef. Chow mein refers to stir-fried noodles with little soup that are characterized by a salty taste.
Beef or Chicken Chow Mein instructions
- Rinse and chop mushrooms into quarters, chop spring onions lengthways and chop red pepper into slices. Rinse beansprouts and leave aside with spring onion, keep chopped mushrooms and pepper seperate..
- In a large mixing bowl add sliced beef or chicken and season with five spice powder and chilli powder, add dash of dark soy sauce and then add cornflour and mix well. Leave to marinate until ready to fry..
- Boil medium egg noodles in a pan of boiling waters for about 3 minutes. When cooked drain and rinse with cold water. Add a dash of toasted sesame oil and work through the noodles ensuring they don't stick together..
- Heat a large wok on hob until smoking then add dash of groundnut oil and fry chicken or beef for about 5 mins constantly stirring. Add the peppers and mushrooms fry for a further 2 minutes then add beansprouts and spring onions and fry for a further 1 minute constantly stirring and add the noodles and fry again for 1 minute. add more toasted sesame oil where needed to fry with. stir with a pinch of salt and black pepper adding more depending on taste..
- plate up and serve with prawn crackers.
Beef Chow Mein - the perfect easy one-pan meal for busy weeknights. Fortunately. my Beef Chow Mein recipe is super simple and quick. You'll be eating this version before your order from your neighborhood Chinese restaurant It really doesn't take very long to make Beef Chow Mein. Having everything you need measured and within arm's reach makes it really easy to. Easy home-style beef Chow Mein with handmade egg noodles with oyster and pepper as main seasonings.