Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · 15 Minute Lo Mein

One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured

15 Minute Lo Mein

from pinchofyum.com

It ranks #1 of 79 for brightness among the lo mein recipes we compared. 166 cooks on pinchofyum.com rate it 4.5★.

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes4
each$0.73
kcal237
levelintermediate
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.

this recipe typical
fat0%4%
protein add0%100%
aromatics320%24%
vegetables and beans226%111%
sweetener39%12%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 79 for brightness
  • #1 of 79 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 79 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

32 g2 tablespoons dark soy sauce (sub regular soy sauce if needed)
16 g1 tablespoon light soy sauce (sub regular soy sauce if needed)
51 g3 tablespoons oyster sauce
4 g1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 g1 teaspoon sugar
3 g1 clove of garlic, grated (optional)
142 g4-6 ounces uncooked ramen noodles (affiliate link)
14 g1 tablespoon sesame oil
450 g3 green onions, chopped (separate green parts from white parts – you’ll use both separately)
320 g2-3 cups julienne cut or chopped vegetables like carrots, red peppers, cabbage, bok choy, mushrooms, or broccoli
1-2 tablespoons mirin

Method: 3 steps, published by pinchofyum.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This was delicious, & so easy! I've made it for lunch twice now. The first time, I used leftover cooked chickpea linguine noodles, today I used Chinese stir-fry rice noodles. Both worked great! I subbed rice vinegar for the mirin, mushroom soy sauce for da” — a cook, 5.0★
“Thank you Lindsay for that nice recipe. I had no different soy sauces so I took the one I have at home, I also exchanged sugar for vegan honey (synthetic produced without bees). I also added a few more veggies because in our household we love veggies. This is” — a cook, 5.0★
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