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Pork Chow Mein is an authentic Chinatown-style Cantonese noodle recipe. The ingredients are fried crispy egg noodles, pork, vegetables and chow mein sauce.
Pork Chow Mein Recipe
Pork Chow Mein is a Cantonese-style noodle dish with crispy egg noodles, pork and chow mein sauce.
Unlike chow mein, this is a crispy egg noodle dish with sauce, just like Chinatown old fashioned chow mein noodles.
Ingredients
Ingredients For Pork Chow Mein
- Egg noodles
- Dried shiitake mushrooms
- Lean pork
- Oil
- Ginger
- Bean sprouts
- Yellow chives
Ingredients For Pork Marinade
- Soy sauce
- Shaoxing wine
- Ground white pepper
- Cornstarch
Ingredients For Chow Mein Sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Sugar
- Soy sauce
- Cornstarch
- Water
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make Pork Chow Mein
In restaurants, the crispy egg noodles are done by deep frying. It’s fastest way to turn fresh egg noodles to golden brown crispy noodles.
To make the recipe at home, you can prepare the noodles by shallow frying in a wok or pan. It’s healthy as less oil is used.
Next, cook the pork, vegetables and make the sauce. Top the crispy noodles with the pork plus sauce and the dish is done.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe originated from Hong Kong. It’s an iconic and old fashioned Cantonese noodle dish.
It’s called Yuk See Chow Mein (肉絲炒麵) in Cantonese, which literally means “shredded pork fried noodles.”
Lo mein is boiled while chow mein is stir-fried. They use the same wheat egg noodles.
Click here for Chow Mein vs Lo Mein.
Yes. If fresh egg noodles are not available, you can buy dried egg noodles in a clear plastic packaging.
Just follow the instructions to prepare the noodles and they will work well for this pork chow mein recipe.
This recipe is only 376 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
This dish is best served as an entree. For a wholesome Cantonese meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Pork Chow Mein
Ingredients
- 10 oz (280g) fresh egg noodles , or chow mein noodles
- 4 pieces dried shiitake mushroom, stems removed
- 4 oz (125g) lean pork, cut into thin strips
- oil , for frying
- 1/2 tablespoon ginger , julienned or ginger strips
- 2 oz (60g) bean sprouts
- 4 oz (125g) yellow chives, cut into 2-inch strips
Pork Marinade:
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
Chow Mein Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Briefly blanch the egg noodles with hot water or par-boil them according to the package instructions. Do not overcook. Rinse the noodles immediately under running cold water for 10 seconds.
- Drain and loosen the noodles in a colander. Set aside and let the noodles air dry for 1 hour. This will ensure that the noodles are crispy after frying.
- Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water until softened. Squeeze out the water from the mushrooms and cut them into thin slices. Marinate the pork with all the ingredients in the Pork Marinade. Mix all the ingredients for the Chow Mein Sauce together. Set both aside.
- Heat a wok or skillet over high heat and add 2 inches (5 cm) of oil. When the oil is hot, lay the noodles flat in the wok or skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and do not move the noodles until they turn golden brown on the bottom.
- Turn and flip the noodles over, shallow frying the other side until golden brown and crispy. Repeat the process until both sides are crispy. Remove the noodles from the oil and drain them on a plate lined with paper towels. Discard the paper towels.
- Keep 1 tablespoon of oil in the wok or skillet over medium heat. Add the ginger, dried mushrooms, and pork. Stir continuously for about 2 minutes, or until the pork is cooked through. Add the bean sprouts and yellow chives, stirring a few times before adding the chow mein sauce.
- As soon as the sauce thickens, turn off the heat and transfer it to the top of the crispy noodles. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’ve never tried to cook Chinese style dishes before, but the hot and sour soup was easy and came out very good. Now I’m going to try the chow mein. My wife made it from this recipe a while back and it was good. Now it’s my turn to try..
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This looks so good. Thanks do much for sharing this. Simon