Chaska Lo Mein
Serves two. For a third person, increase noodles to 9oz, and sauce ingredients by 50%.
This recipe uses carrot, celery, bell pepper, and broccoli for veggies, but you can use whatever veggies you want such as zucchini, pea pods, bok choy, etc.
Ingredients
- 1 cooked chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 tbsp canola oil, or another neutral oil with a high smoke point
- 6oz lo mein or spaghetti noodles
- 1 carrot, cut into small sticks or the shape of your choice
- 1 celery stalk, sliced or chopped
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 1 head of broccoli florets (or less, to taste)
- green onions, chopped (optional)
- peanuts (optional)
And for the sauce:
increase by 50% for three people, or just double it if you like it saucy
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 tsp sugar or honey
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed (or 3 tsp jarlic)
- 3 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp fresh or jarred ginger (optional)
- 1 tsp lime juice (optional)
Instructions: sauce
- combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and combine
Bam.
Instructions: the rest of it
- Cook noodles to taste, or according to package directions
- Heat a wok to medium-high heat
- Add oil to wok
- Add all veggies. Toss frequently. Cook for 3-4 minutes, to taste.
- Add chicken. Toss again, cook for another minute.
- Add noodles to wok
- Add sauce to wok
- With tongs, combine sauce until noodles and chicken have soaked up the sauce
- Heat until sauce thickens a bit
Serve. Optionally garnish with green onions and peanuts