Soy Sauce Pan Fried Noodles (Cantonese Chow Mein)
Cantonese comfort dish--soy sauce fried nice also known as soy sauce chow mein.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 g dried egg noodles ( , thinner ones are better)
- 1 cup bean sprouts remove the roots ( , cut into sections)
- 6 blanched chives ( , cut into sections)
- 3 green onions ( , shredded)
- 1/4 white onion
- 3 tbsp. cooking oil (, divided )
- pinch of salt ( , if necessary )
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tsp. dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp. Chinese cooking wine
- 1 tsp. water
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of water to a boiling and cook the noodles for 1 minute. During the process, separate the noodles. Transfer the noodles out and drain.
- 2
In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients of the sauce and set aside.
- 3
Add around 2 tablespoon of oil in wok and slow down the fire, fry until the noodles becomes dry and crispy. However this is only optional if you want a real Cantonese flavor. You can skip this to make a regular chow mein recipe. Transfer the noodles out.
- 4
Turn up the fire and add another tablespoon of oil, add onion and the white sections of green onions in.
- 5
Place noodles back, add blanched chive, spring onions and drizzle the sauce. Mix well. Sprinkle some salt if necessary. Serve immediately.