Proper Chicken Chow Mein

Name: Proper Chicken Chow Mein
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 200g/6oz chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite size pieces; ½ tsp baking soda (optional - see notes); 1½ tbsp peanut oil (or other cooking oil); 200g/6oz fresh chow mein noodles; 3 cups cabbage, finely shredded; 1 carrot, julienned; 1 cup bean sprouts; 3 shallot/scallions, cut into 5cm/2" pieces; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed (see notes); ¼ cup (4 tbsp) water; ¼ cup + 1 tbsp homemade Real Chinese All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce OR Chow Mein Sauce (recipe below); 1½ tbsp oyster sauce; 1½ tbsp soy sauce (ordinary dark soy sauce); 1½ tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or sherry); 2 tsp sugar; ½ tsp sesame oil; 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch; White pepper

Proper Chicken Chow Mein was pinched from <a href="http://www.recipetineats.com/chicken-chow-mein/" target="_blank">www.recipetineats.com.</a>

"A classic Chinese noodle recipe! Directions provided for making this two ways: making the sauce from scratch just for this recipe, or using my homemade Real Chinese All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce...."

INGREDIENTS

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200g/6oz chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite size pieces

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½ tsp baking soda (optional - see notes)

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1½ tbsp peanut oil (or other cooking oil)

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200g/6oz fresh chow mein noodles

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3 cups cabbage, finely shredded

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1 carrot, julienned

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1 cup bean sprouts

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3 shallot/scallions, cut into 5cm/2" pieces

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2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed (see notes)

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¼ cup (4 tbsp) water

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¼ cup + 1 tbsp homemade Real Chinese All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce OR Chow Mein Sauce (recipe below)

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1½ tbsp oyster sauce

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1½ tbsp soy sauce (ordinary dark soy sauce)

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1½ tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or sherry)

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2 tsp sugar

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½ tsp sesame oil

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2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch

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White pepper

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