Soy Sauce Chow Mein 豉油皇炒麵

Ingredients

• 300 g Egg noodles
• 100 g Bean sprouts
• 50 g Chinese chives ((yellow chives))
• 2 stalks Green onions
• 2 Red chilis
• 1 Shallot
• 1 ½ tbsp Light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 2 tsp Sugar
• ¼ tsp White pepper powder
• 3 tbsp Oil

Steps

1. 1

   Remove the tops and bottoms of the bean sprouts. Use only the middle section You can also use the whole bean sprout but it’s not how most restaurants serve it

2. 2

   Slice chilis and shallots into thin slices

3. 3

   Cut Chinese chives into 5 cm pieces

4. 4

   Cut green onions into 5 cm pieces. Put the white parts with the shallots and green parts with Chinese chives you can put some of the red chilies with the Chinese chives which gets put into the wok last so that you’ll have some bright red colour in your finished dish

5. 5

   Prepare egg noodles as per the instructions on the packaging

6. 6

   Dry egg noodles in a colander

7. 7

   Combine 1 ½ tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tsp sugar and ¼ tsp white pepper powder in a bowl, mix well and set aside

8. 8

   Heat wok to high heat. Add 1 tbsp oil

9. 9

   Fry shallots, white parts of green onions and chilis until aromatic and remove from wok

10. 10

    Add bean sprouts and fry for 30 seconds and remove from wok

11. 11

    Add 2 tbsp oil to wok

12. 12

    Add egg noodles to the wok

13. 13

    Pour the sauce into the wok

14. 14

    Toss the noodles with chopsticks or tongs to separate the noodles and help coat the noodles with the sauce for approx. 3 minutes

15. 15

    Add the shallots, chilis and beansprouts back into the wok and toss with the noodles for 1 minute

16. 16

    Add green onions and Chinese chives. Toss again for 30 seconds and turn off heat

17. 17

    Serve