The World BEST Chicken Chow Mein!
Yup, I said that.
Today, I’m going to share the world best chicken chow mein with you all!
It is so delicious, you can’t resist a smile on your face after the first bite!
Chewy delicious Chinese egg noodles with lots of authentic vegetables and delicious chicken! What can I ask for more?!
This chicken chow mien has so much texture and flavors, not even comparable with Panda Express!
The flavors are from – oyster sauce and chicken stock.
It’s that simple BUT sometimes, less is better!
The veggies in this recipe are…
- garlic
- ginger
- chili
- bamboo shoot
- shiitake mushroom
- bok choy
- beansprouts
- green onions
Yes, you can use different veggies to your taste, but those are my favorite for my chicken chow mien.
Garlic, ginger and chili is for aroma. The chili won’t make this dish spicy, because we remove the seeds. So no worries!
Who said Chinese food is not good for you? The amount of protein and vegetables int his recipe will not only satisfy your hunger but nutrition too! And if you make it with zero calorie noodles or zuddles? Oh yeah!
This recipe can serve 4 to 6 depending on how you serve them (main or side) but literally, I ate more than half of it…
Well, I was hungry but… just letting you guys know, if you want to make sure you have enough of, you might need to make it a double! Of course you need to cook them 2 batches as well, unless you have master’s huge @$$ wok in your home! 😉
Oh, just looking at this picture, makes me want to run to the kitchen and make another batch of it!! Drools!
I really hope you guys give this recipe a try soon, because I don’t want you to miss out this deliciousness!!
Don’t blame me if you can’t stop eating or if your family can’t have enough of it.
I hope you guys enjoy it~!
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Chicken Chow Mein
- Total Time: 18 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
For Marinate Chicken
- 1 (1/2 lb.) Boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 tsp. Soy sauce
- 1 Tbs.Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine), sake or dry sherry wine
- 1/2 tsp. Chinese five spice
- 1/2 tsp. Baking soda
- Pinch of black pepper
For the Sauce
- 3 Tbs.Oyster sauce
- 1/2 cup Chicken stock
For the Aromatic Vegetables
- 3 Cloves garlic (approximately 1 Tbs.)
- 1 oz. Fresh ginger (approximately 1/2 Tbs.)
- 1 Red chili
For the Vegetables & Noodles (You can substitute vegetables for your taste or what’s available as same amount as recipe calls.)
- 10 oz. Precooked & ready to use Chinese egg noodles (If you are using dry one, prepared by soak them in hot water until soften and then drain.)
- 2 oz. Shiitake or button mushrooms (approximately 2 large or 4 small size mushrooms)
- 4 oz. Bamboo shoot (approximately 1/4 cup)
- 4 oz. Baby bok choy (approximately 3 to 5 of baby bok choy)
- 3 Green onions
- 4 oz. Bean sporouts
For Garnish
- 1 tsp. Toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp. Toasted sesame seeds
For Stri Fry
- 3 Tbs. Cooking oil
Instructions
- Slice chicken breast into bite sizes. In a mixing bowl, add chicken and rest of ingredients for marinade and mix well until chicken is evenly coated. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and whisk. Set aside.
- Chop garlic and ginger finely. Seeded and julienne red chili. Set aside.
- Slice mushroom and bamboo shoot into 1/4 inch thin. Wash baby bok choy well (it contains dust in the middle) and cut them into halves or quarter as needed.
- Cut top end and root of green onions. Cut in halves lengthwise and then cut into 2 inches long pieces. Set aside with bean sprouts.
- Heat a wok over hight heat; add 1 Tbs. oil and add chicken. Spread chicken pieces so they will brown up evenly. Stir fry chicken until their edges are nicely golden brown and about 3/4 way cooked, about 2 to 3 minutes. (Be careful not to over cook them, I recommend you to cook less than 3 minutes.) Turn off heat and remove chicken from wok and place on a plate.
- Heat now-empty-wok over high heat; add 2 Tbs. oil and add aromatic vegetables (garlic, ginger and chili) and stir fry them until you can smell all the beautiful aromas, about 30 to 45 second.
- Add mushrooms, bamboo shot and baby bok choy; stir fry until vegetables are soften, about 1 minute.
- Add noodles and sauce. Stir fry until noodles are fully cooked and you can’t see any sauce running in wok, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add chicken back into wok along with green onions and bean sprouts. Stir fry 30 second to 1 minute, or until last 3 ingredients are warmed up.
- Transfer to a serving plate, Drizzle with sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
36 comments
Step 9: “Ass mushrooms?”
LMAO!!! Thank you for finding my typo!! I just fixed it- I meant Add Mushrooms! OMG, I laughed too hard!!
OMG we just made your Chicken Chow Mein and it was wonderful!! We used sliced pork loin instead of chicken, but otherwise followed the recipe as written. It was soooo good. Thank you so much for your YouTube videos and recipes. We love watching them and you are such a delight!
YAY!!!! I’m so happy it turned out WONDERFUL!! Pork would be delicious as well as beef, shrimp or put all those and make house special chow mein! YUM!!! Thank you for watching my videos, I will try harder to make more delicious recipes and awesome videos!! 😀
Amazing recipe. I’ve made it twice. Flavors are authentic. Video is excellent, too.
Thank you! So glad you made twice already!! 😀
Just finish making this for dinner.. i didnt have the bamboo shoots, bakchow or mushrooms ..lol. so I added green peppers, carrots, cabbage(Julienne) and spinach. one of THE BEST chow mein I’ve ever had .. flavour is on point! My family loved it!
I dont care for oyster sauce or any fish sauce. What can i substitute with?
Hoisin sauce or mushroom sauce would work great too! 🙂
My family loves this recipe! We binge watched your channel 2 days ago and I was completely inspired. Thank you for sharing.
I’m so glad I could inspired you to cook delicious Asian dishes at home! 😀 Happy cooking~!
Hi There,
I can’t find egg noodles, in my part of the world, can you please suggest an alternative.
I love your recipes, they are awesome!
The classic is egg noodles, but you can use any noodles for this recipe your can think of, really. 🙂 even spaghetti.
Can I leave out the bamboo chutes?
Yes. 🙂
Would It still taste okay with out the chicken?
Of course!
Hi Seonkyoung,
This recipe looks delicious! When I’m hungry, I watch this cooking video over and over and I’m finally going to make it myself because I can’t resist. You mentioned you use chinese egg noodles and this recipe is called Chow-mein, so does that mean I would use chow-mein noodles? I’ve done a little research and they look crispy and much thinner than the noodles look in your video. Would lo-mein be a better match?
Thanks!
Made this today for lunch, your instructions are easy to follow and the recipe was simple and full of flavor. Loved it, will be making more in the future. All your videos are great and cant wait to try some of your other recipes.
So happy to hear that your’ve tried!! WOOTWOOT~! Hope you continuously enjoy Asian at Home recipes~!!
What kind of pan is that? I’d like to purchase one.
The wok and the skillet I use the most(in the video & real life) are T-fal 8inch non stick wok & large nonstick skillet. The wok is Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution line but I haven’t seen for a long time at the market. But you can find similar ones any kitchen stores or online! This is the similar one I could fine! http://amzn.to/23rT92Y
Oh, and RachelRay brand makes similar one with a lid!(http://amzn.to/20rsFw0)
I bought everything but the chinese five spice i couldn’t find it anywhere it my stores near me, what can i use instead?
It’s mixture of cinnamon, star anise, fennel, Sichuan pepper corns & clove. makes the dish very aromatic, but you can make without it if you can’t find.
My boyfriend is allergic to shellfish. What can I use instead of oyster sauce??
There is vegetarian oyster sauce (made with only mushrooms and veggie), I’m pretty sure he can have it! You can easily find it online (http://amzn.to/2mHN1Um
) or local Chinese/Asian grocery store!
Hi, can you tell me the name on the package of noodles. also is it the same one used it your live video. thanks
As I remember, it was all Chinese so I’m not sure the name… I just know how the package looks! lol This is the only noodles I use for chicken chow mein! Usually it’s in the refrigerator section and it’s part cooked.
Hi, i’m in the UK so not sure what measurement a cup of chicken stock is ?
Can I use soba noodles instead?
I made this noodles and my family loved it.. i used hand pulled noodles instead of egg noodles.. thank you for the yummy recipe..
Looking for the nutritional information like protein grams and calories for this recipe. Could you please reply. Thanks
It was really nice. I may have overcooked my noodles a little but that does not take away the delicious taste.
Thank you for sharing this recipe, Sein Kyoungah. ;O)
So glad you found it helpful! Hope my other recipes are just as useful(:
I made this today for dinner and it was DELISH! Thank you so much for sharing. I enjoy your videos.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful recipes 🌸
Do you think the Chicken Chow Mein can be frozen? Would be awesome if you could include that info for each recipe