Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · Chicken Lo Mein
One of 42 lo mein recipes we measured
3 cooks on www.errenskitchen.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 42.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 6% | 3% |
| protein add | 50% | 100% |
| aromatics | 134% | 20% |
| vegetables and beans | 117% | 106% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| sweetener | 12% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 1/2 lb chicken breast (sliced into 1/4" strips against the grain) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon white pepper |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine (or sherry) |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon low sodium light soy sauce |
| 4 g | 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch |
| 7 g | 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil |
| 454 g | 1 lb lo mein noodles (fresh, if available) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (canola oil or neutral oil) |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves (peeled and thinly sliced) |
| 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger (grated) | |
| 450 g | 3 green onions (sliced into thin rounds (whites and greens separated)) |
| 61 g | 1 carrot (medium, sliced) |
| 180 g | 2 cups cabbage (sliced) |
| 120 g | 1 red bell pepper (sliced) |
| 170 g | 6 ounces snow peas ((or snap peas) trimmed as needed) |
| 150 g | 1 onion (small, sliced) |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup chicken broth |
| 17 g | 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce |
| 34 g | 2 tablespoons oyster sauce |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoons low sodium light soy sauce |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon sugar |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons cornstarch |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon water |
| Ground white pepper (or black pepper, to taste) |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.errenskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this for dinner last night. It was really delicious! I was so impressed with how much it tasted like the loyalty mean from my favorite restaurant!” — a cook, 5★
“This was very good but I think I will use fewer noodles nrxt time -- I overwhelmed the sauce.” — a cook, 4★