Chicken Lo Mein Recipe

Chicken Lo Mein Recipe

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 pound snow peas
1 cup carrots, cut julienne style (thin sticks)
1 1/2 cups cooked spaghetti, break in half before cooking
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons water
1/3 cup fat-free and reduced sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, finely chopped       

      

Directions:

Cut chicken into small strips. Heat a large saucepan filled with water to boiling. Add snow peas, carrots and pasta. Boil for 5-7 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Remove from heat and drain. Mix cornstarch, sugar and water. Mix remaining ingredients and stir together with the cornstarch mixture.

Spray nonstick skillet or wok with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add chicken and stir-fry about 2 minutes or until chicken is white. Stir in broth mixture, add vegetables and pasta and continue to cook another 2 minutes.


More delicious lo mein recipes can be found in Jim Yang's Chinese cookbook "Quick and Easy Chinese Vegetarian Cooking"

Beef With Broccoli

Beef with Broccoli 

(The secret to this popular restaurant dish is to marinate the beef in a bit of oil)

 Serves 3 to 4

1/4 lb (375 g) lean beef, sliced thinly into bite-sized pieces

 Marinade for Beef:

 1 egg

 1/3 tsp (1.5 mL) salt

 1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking wine

 1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch (corn flour)

 2 Tbsp water

 1 1/2 Tbsp (20 mL) oil

 1 1/2 lb (750 g) broccoli, flowerets removed, slice on the diagonal into thin slices

 1 cup (250 mL) cooking oil

 2 1/2 Tbsp (30 mL) oyster sauce

 2 Tbsp (25 mL) light  soy sauce

 3/4 Tbsp (10 mL) dark  soy sauce

 1 Tbsp (15 mL) sugar

 a few drops of sesame oil

 2 cloves garlic, crushed

 1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken broth

 2 Tbsp cornstarch (if desired)

 Directions:

 Slice beef and mix together marinade ingredients. Add marinade to beef and marinate for thirty minutes. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil to beef, mix in thoroughly, and marinate beef for another thirty minutes. While beef is marinating, prepare the vegetables.

 Heat wok and add 1 cup of oil. When oil is ready, add beef and stir-fry until it is nearly cooked. Remove beef and set aside on a plate. Drain the wok and wipe clean with a paper towel.

 Add 1/2 cup water to wok. Bring the water to a boil and add the broccoli. Cover and cook until broccoli is cooked through. Drain the wok.

 Heat wok and add oil (about 2 tablespoons). Add the garlic and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Add vegetables and beef and mix together. Make a well in the middle of the wok and add the sauce ingredients. Add cornstarch, stirring to thicken. Mix sauce together with other ingredients. Serve hot.

 Variations

 *Add carrots and onion if desired. Boil in the wok with the broccoli (you'll need to add more water).

Chicken Teriyaki

Recipe for Chicken Teriyaki

Ingredients:

1/4 cup lite soy sauce
3 tbsp prepared spicy brown mustard
1 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 sliced thin medium onion
1 cut in half garlic clove
2 tbsp vegetable oil
4 skinned boned chicken breast halves, each about 4 oz
1 spinach and pepper saute

Directions:

In medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, mustard, sugar and ginger;
set aside.

In large, nonstick skillet, over high heat, toast sesame seeds until golden brown, about 4 minutes; remove from pan and set aside.

In same skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until soft, about 5 minutes, if desired, discard garlic clove halves. Add chicken and soy sauce mixture to skillet. Cover and simmer, turning chicken over once, until chicken is cooked through.

Meanwhile, prepare spinach and pepper saute. To serve, place chicken on platter, pour sauce and vegetables over chicken and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place sauteed mixture on platter. Garnish with scallion fan.

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