Want To Make Restaurant Style Chicken Chowmein For Iftar Today? Here's the Secret

We all have common interest in Chinese food and more often than not, generally we rely on restaurants to satisfy our Chinese carvings. Personally, my experience with Chinese food is never complete without a serving of chicken chowmein.

I often hear people complaining about being unable to imitate restaurant-style chowmein at home. Well, here’s the secret recipe,

INGREDIENTS

· 300gms egg noodles (or rice noodles, depending on your preference)

· 150gms boneless chicken (cut into 1cm strips)

· Two medium-sized carrots (julienne cut)

· 1 green bell pepper (julienne cut. If red and yellow bell peppers aren’t available, use 1 green bell pepper)

· 125gms cabbage (thinly sliced)

· 2 spring onions (one inch pieces)

· 1 medium onion (thickly sliced)

· 6 to 7 garlic cloves (crushed)

· 4 tablespoons sesame oil (use vegetable oil if sesame is not available)

· 6 tablespoons soy sauce

· 6 to 8 tablespoons chili sauce (to taste)

· 2+1 teaspoon salt (2 teaspoons required while boiling noodles)

· ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes

· ½ teaspoon black pepper

· 2 teaspoon white vinegar

· ½ teaspoon chinese salt (Ajino Moto or MSG; optional)

· A pinch of sesame seeds (for garnish)

DIRECTION

• Firstly, boil noodles as per the instructions on the box, add two teaspoons of salt during the process, then drain the water and let the noodles cool.
• In a wok, stir fry all the bell peppers in ½ teaspoon sesame oil for two minutes, take them out in a bowl once done.
• Next, stir fry the cabbage in ½ teaspoon sesame oil for two minutes; set it aside once done.
• Stir fry the thickly sliced onion in ½ teaspoon sesame oil for two minutes; set it aside once done.
• Stir fry the carrots in ½ teaspoon sesame oil for two minutes; set it aside once done.
• In a sauce pan, add all the remaining sesame oil along with soy sauce, chili sauce, black pepper, Chinese salt, salt, chili flakes, and half of the garlic; cook for 3 minutes till the consistency is thick.
• Once all vegetables have been separately stir fried, add half of the remaining sesame oil and the garlic in a wok. After a minute, add the chicken and cook for 4 to 5 minutes (or till the chicken is tender) with the lid on.
• Add in the noodles to the chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add in the stir fried vegetables one by one and mix well. Add the sauce to the noodles and cook for 2 minutes.
• Finally, add in the spring onions and turn the heat off.
• Garnish with sesame seeds and serve immediately !!!