Quick Chow Mein

In my ongoing search for quick, simple, small batch meals, the use of ramen noodles has been a staple, but one of my prior roommates clued me into way to get even more veggies into a quick stir fry.

The use of a coleslaw mix, added in the later stages of cooking so that they are wilted down, but still tender crisp, has turned out to be nothing short of brilliant.

A quick chow mein, with ramen noodles, my standard noodle sauce and the slaw mix makes for a tasty and filling meal

From Wikipedia:

Chow mein are Chinese stir-fried noodles with vegetables and sometimes meat or tofu; the name is a romanization of the Taishanese chāu-mèn. The dish is popular throughout the Chinese diaspora and appears on the menus of most Chinese restaurants abroad.

The words chow mein mean ‘stir-fried noodles’, also loosely translating to “fried noodle” in English, chow meaning ‘stir-fried’ (or “sautéed”) and mein meaning ‘noodles’. The pronunciation chow mein is an English corruption of the Toishanese pronunciation chāu-mèn.

Simple Chow Mein

Quick, Simple, Filling

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Servings: 1

Course: Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: Asian

Calories: 820

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 1 tbsp Oil Cooking Oil High Smoke Point
• 8 oz Chicken Boneless, skinless thighs, bite sized pieces
• 2 pkg Ramen Noodles Toss the salt packet
• 8 oz Coleslaw mix Carrots, green and red cabbage
• 4 ea Scallions White and green seperated / cut 2"
• 2 Cup water
• 4 oz Red Bell Pepper Julienned
• 4 oz Green Bell Pepper Julienned
• 2 tsp Minced Garlic

Sauce

• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce Low Sodium
• 1 tsp Grated Ginger
• 1 tsp Minced Garlic
• 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 1 tbsp Mirin
• 2 tbsp Sesame Oil toasted

Method

 

1. In a small bowl, mix sauce
2. Place a medium wok / large skillet over high heat, add oil
3. Whence oil spiders, add garlic, white part of scallions, peppers and cook until fragrant, ~ 60 sec
4. Add chicken and par cook, (should be mostly white)
5. Slide in noodles and add water, simmer for ~60 sec, flip, simmer for 60 sec
6. Stir to loosen noodles
7. Add cabbage mix, cook until wilted, and cook to reduce sauce ~3-5 minutes
8. Top with diced scallions, (green part)

Nutrition

Calories: 820kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 31gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 3319mgPotassium: 1145mgFiber: 10gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 4345IUVitamin C: 325mgCalcium: 158mgIron: 4mg

Notes

Just a quick and dirty noodle dish, very much like many others I’ve done. The real change here is credited to a former room mate who pointed out the use of a coleslaw mix for the bulk of the veggies.

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