Cantonese Chow Mein Recipe

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Cantonese Chow Mein
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
470
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Immerse egg noodles into boiling water for 30 seconds, then remove and set aside.
  2. Heat your wok at high heat, keep it dry. Add 5 tbsp oil and coat the wok evenly with oil.
  3. Fry the noodles for about 2 minutes, and keep shaking it back and forth, until the noodles turn golden brown. Flip and repeat.
  4. The outer noodles should be golden, inner ones are soft. Remove noodles and arrange in center of a plate.
  5. Blanch the vegetables in boiling water (30 seconds). You can arrange the bok choy in a circle around the noodles if you like.
  6. Put some oil and fry minced garlic in the work, then add the blanched vegetables and stir fry. Add the meat ingredients, 1 tbsp water, cover the wok and steam for 1 - 2 minutes.
  7. Add the flavouring ingredients, the water with corn starch, and fry gently. Add a bit more water if you want more sauce.
  8. Pour the veggies and meat over the noodles.
  9. Note #1: Char xiu (Honey BBQ pork) is available in Chinatown or a good Chinese grocery store, as well as baby boy choy (also known as Shanghai bok choy).
  10. Note #2: Ideally you should use a large non-stick wok for frying noodles. Traditionally, Chinese people use a carbon steel wok, which is baked in the oven after purchase, and then rubbed with oil after washing each time to protect it. It turns black over time, and is pretty much non-stick. You could also use a non-stick pan, but non-stick coatings are poisonous and will accumulate in your body. Non-stick pans should generally be only used with medium or low heat. If you like them, get a professional grade non-stick pan for high heat cooking, it feels like ceramic.
  11. Note #3: I often add a dash of rice wine (sake) to the meat and vegetables. It just gives it a little extra flavour and isn't salty like most cooking wines.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 470.28 Kcal (1969 kJ)
Calories from fat 260.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.91g 44%
Cholesterol 59.35mg 20%
Sodium 2999.78mg 125%
Potassium 732.25mg 16%
Total Carbs 29.6g 10%
Sugars 3.7g 15%
Dietary Fiber 3.2g 13%
Protein 24.16g 48%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 7%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 65.7mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 159.95 Kcal (670 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.83g 44%
Cholesterol 20.19mg 20%
Sodium 1020.26mg 125%
Potassium 249.05mg 16%
Total Carbs 10.07g 10%
Sugars 1.26g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1.09g 13%
Protein 8.22g 48%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 7%
Iron 0.5mg 8%
Calcium 22.3mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.2
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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