Cantonese Chow Mein

This was beyond wonderful. Far better than any takeout I have ever had from anywhere.The sorry excuse for a local Chinese takeout has reason to be very afraid indeed ; ) I omitted the salt altogether, upped the oyster sauce by an extra 1/2 tsp, did emply the the rice wine, and added in bean sprouts to compensate for my lack of cauliflower. I had to use up leftover roast beef and half a bag of thawed tiger shrimp so subbed those for the meats listed. Served topped with chopped scallions and sesame seed.

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Really good! The sauce was perfectly flavored (although the sodium content is a little scary). I was cooking sticky pork separately, so I didn't include any meat here. I used veggies we had around the house - broccoli, bean sprouts, carrots, a little celery, onion & some green onion. Blanched the noodles in the wok. Steamed the broccoli & carrots in the microwave instead of blanching them and just stir fried the rest. Added about an extra 1/2 cup or so of water for more sauce.

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We really enjoyed this. The sauce and noodles are what makes this great. I cheated and used a bag of frozen Asian style vegetables (broccoli, carrots, baby corn, etc), and chicken. I look forward to making it again with fresh vegetables and with the pork and shrimp. For the sauce I substituted 1 teaspoon of chicken base instead of the bouillion, and skipped the salt. Also took the suggestion and added a splash of rice wine when cooking the meat, and added an extra 1/4 cup water to the sauce.

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The only Chinese Takeout that produced a quality product in our small city parlayed their success into the purchase of a full size restaurant in a nearby larger center . I tried this recipe and was stunned at how well it turned out . A scary thought for the remaining Chinese restaurants that I now make the best Cantonese Chow Mein in a city of 35,000

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Delicous! I have been making my own Chow Mein for a while now but have always been disappointed in the sauce so to find this recipe it made my day. I followed the directions exactly for the sauce even adding a little of the rice wine. I use green cabbage, snow peas, carrots, yellow onion and bean sprouts to make a veggi chow mein.

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Loved this dish. I used Chinese BBQ Pork with Garlic Sauce for the Chinese bbq pork, chicken breast and cooked shrimp. I couldn't get baby bok choy so used regular. Made with Soba noodles and then fried as directed. It has great flavor and looks wonderful on the plate. Took some time but was worth it. Do try this one.

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Fantastic! The sauce was perfect. The one thing that I did differently was that once I had boiled and drained the egg noodles, I tossed them in a bit of olive oil and spread them on a cookie sheet and baked them on low. Still had crunch but much less fat and easier to work with :)

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Delicious! Time consuming, but worth the effort. I live in Italy where good Chinese is hard to find so this dish is much appreciated. My fiancee's family love it, even his 90 year old grandmother! Bean sprouts are also a nice addition.

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I always order this from the restaurants, but decided to try it myself. It came out excellent. Even my veggie-phobic husband enjoyed it. I only used chicken and used light olive oil for the stir-frying. I also added a couple teaspoons of soy sauce to the flavoring mix. I also did not use as much salt as the recipe called for. Thanks for sharing this recipe. It was definitely a winner.

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Here in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico we don't have a chinese shop, so we had to make some substitutions (white mushrooms for shitake,more other veggies for bok choy. But, it was delicious and we'll definitely make it again.

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This recipe is fantastic . I didn`t have bok choy or cauliflower . Actually to be honest with you i made it 2 nights in a row . :)

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