How to Make The Best Chinese Lo Mein ~ Chinese Food Recipe

egg noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Whole wheat noodles add fiber, while spaghetti is often more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is gluten-free.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats, while vegetable oil is less expensive.

cooked meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: seitan

Tofu is a great plant-based protein, while seitan is often cheaper.

Cut Lo Mein noodles in half for easier cooking and eating.

Boil Lo Mein noodles for 4-5 minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking.

Optionally, add a little oil to keep noodles separated.

Prepare vegetables by cutting them into matchstick size pieces.

Whisk together soy sauce, mushroom dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken broth, white pepper, and sesame oil to make the sauce.

Heat a couple tablespoons of oil in a wok over medium-high heat.

Add the whites of garden onions, minced garlic, and ginger to the wok, stirring for about 30 seconds.

Increase heat to high and add carrots, celery, and bottoms of bok choy, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes.

Add rinsed bamboo shoots and stir for another 1-2 minutes.

Divide the Lo Mein noodles in half for easier handling in the wok.

Add half of the sauce to the noodles and toss to combine.

Add bean sprouts to the second batch of Lo Mein and mix well.

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