Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · Easy Chicken Chow Mein
One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 79 for noodle texture among the lo mein recipes we compared. 41 cooks on www.smalltownwoman.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 4% |
| protein add | 300% | 100% |
| aromatics | 269% | 24% |
| vegetables and beans | 213% | 111% |
| sweetener | 17% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| Chow Mein Sauce | |
| 64 g | 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce |
| 25 g | 1 1/2 tablespoon hoisin sauce (or oyster sauce) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon grated ginger or ginger paste |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon mirin or granulated sugar |
| 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (optional) | |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons sesame oil |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons cornstarch |
| Chow Mein | |
| 227 g | 8 ounces chow mein noodles (see notes) |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
| 23 g | 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil or peanut oil |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs cut into thin bite-size pieces |
| 360 g | 4 cups green cabbage finely shredded |
| 122 g | 2 carrots (julienned) |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 600 g | 4 green onions |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.smalltownwoman.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“My partner and I made this for dinner and it was absolutely fabulous! Definitely better than any of the restaurants we’ve had!! We doubled it to have leftovers.😋” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is my new favorite dish. You hit the nail on the head with this chow mein recipe. How come so many people think lo mein and chow mein are the same thing?” — a cook, 5.0★