Cantonese Chicken Chow Mein

Chow mein noodles are stir-fried with chicken and vegetables in a soy sauce-based marinade in this Cantonese chow mein recipe.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 517 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 green onion, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• ¼ cup thinly sliced onion
• ¼ cup canola oil, divided
• 1 carrot, cut into matchstick-size pieces
• ¼ cup bean sprouts
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half, thinly sliced
• 1 pound chow mein noodles
• 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced on the diagonal

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk water, 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, cornstarch, sesame oil, and black pepper together in a bowl until marinade is smooth. Add chicken and marinate, about 15 minutes.

Step 2

Stir chicken broth, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar, and sugar together in a bowl until seasoning mixture is well combined.

Step 3

Heat 3 tablespoons canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir noodles until golden brown and crisp, about 1 minute. Transfer noodles to a platter.

Step 4

Pour the remaining 1 tablespoon into skillet with the oil; cook and stir chicken over high heat until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Add seasoning mixture, celery, carrot, bean sprouts, onion, and green onion; cook and stir until sauce thickens, about 30 seconds. Pour chicken mixture over noodles.