This is Hands Down, The BEST Authentic Chinese Vegetable Chow Mein Recipe ( in my humble opinion?). It’s so much tastier than Panda Express take out, better for you and so fast and easy!
When I think Chinese Chow Mein I think noodles and cabbage. Honestly I sometimes make it with just those two ingredients, well and mushrooms too- if they’re kicking around in the fridge, I LOVE me some mushrooms!
OK LETS TALK CHOW MEIN NOODLES:
My favourite for this Vegetable Chow Mien are Spaghettini, followed by dried Chow Mein noodles (no egg), and I also like medium rice stick noodles.
Under cooking and chilling your noodles is key for Chow Mein. Take the noodles out at least 1 minute early, they should still have a good bite to them. Drain noodles and add to cold water. This will stop the cooking process. Trust me this parts important. Who wants mushy noodles, No Siree not me.
HOW TO MAKE VEGETABLE CHOW MEIN:
The rest of the Stir Fry is pretty straightforward . Prep the veg, fry it up, add my delicious 5 Spice Stir-Fry sauce! YUM! Add your noodles, cook for a couple of minutes. Garnish with some green onions and sesame seeds if you wish.Then Slurp em up. You’ll be amazed at how easy and delicious this Vegetarian Chow Mein Recipe is. I always make an extra batch of my amazing Stir fry Sauce, and cook it separately on the stove top.I love having the extra sauce in the fridge for left overs or just for extra saucy goodness on my Chow Mein.
THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS!
Start shredding some cabbage.
This Chinese Vegetable Chow Mein Recipe is:
Slurpalicious?
Fast
authentic tasting
Easy
Healthy
So darn tasty
Full of veggies
Vegan
Easily gluten free
Enjoy guys! Happy day to you? feel free to leave a comment and a rating below. I would love to hear from you.
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This is Hands Down the Best Authentic Chinese Vegetable Chow Mein Recipe ( in my humble opinion?). It’s so much tastier than Panda Express takeout, better for you and so fast and easy!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil, ( I use grapeseed)
- 300 grams uncooked noodles,( around 3/4 lb) chow Mein noodles or your favourite noodles (I love spaghettini for this).
- 3 cups cabbage, (thinly sliced or shredded)
- 2 cups mushrooms, (sliced)
- 1/3 cup white onion, ( sliced)
- 1/3 cup grated carrot, ( one small carrot)
- 1/3 cup red peppers, ( sliced)
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
- 1/3 cup green onions, (sliced on diagonal)
- Sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
- 1 recipe 5 Spice Stir-Fry Sauce
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to instructions, minus 1 minute or so(see Notes*)
- Drain , add to cold water bath, drain, add little oil to noodles to keep from sticking. Set aside
- Add oil to large non stick skillet, on medium/high heat. Let oil heat up for a minute, then add your white onions and mushrooms. Saute for a minute or two.
- Add cabbage continue to cook, until cabbage has lost its volume, about 2-3 minutes. Turn down heat if necessary.
- Add rest of vegetables, reserving some green onion for garnish (Optional) and cook for another 3-5 minutes or so.
- Add Stir Fry Sauce and noodles , cook for another minute or two, until everything is heated through and sauce has thickened .
- Garnish with some sliced green onions and sesame seeds of using.
- Dig In!
Notes
- under cook the noodles slightly, because they will continue to cook in the stir fry. I like to remove noodles, when they still have a good bite to them, drain and add to cold water immediately.
- Nutritional chart below does not include 5 Spice Stir-fry Sauce
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May
January 28, 2019 at 6:16 pmI just made this for my family. We all loved it! Thank you for sharing.
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The Cheeky Chickpea
January 28, 2019 at 6:37 pmYou are welcome May, glad your family enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for your comment!
Josh
August 15, 2018 at 8:38 pmThis is an excellent recipe!
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The Cheeky Chickpea
August 16, 2018 at 3:32 pmThank you so much Josh, glad you enjoyed it!
Tegan Gresley-Jones
July 24, 2018 at 5:31 pmDelicious!
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The Cheeky Chickpea
August 10, 2018 at 4:48 amThank you so much!
laura
July 15, 2018 at 3:16 pmMade this for a potluck and got praised. My new go to!
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The Cheeky Chickpea
July 15, 2018 at 4:23 pmOh wow thank you Laura! You just made my day. So glad everyone loved it?