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Chow Mein (Fried Noodles)

Chinese name: 炒面 (chǎo miàn)
Characteristic: Pork Chow Mein is a delicious and healthy dish, quick and easy to make.

Pork Chow Mein can be cooked using different kinds of noodles including wide noodles, thin noodles, noodle pieces and a variety of vegetables like carrots, onion, cabbage, green pepper, garlic sprouts or stems, mushrooms, etc. Chinese people usually add plenty of salt and soy sauce for extra flavor.

Stir Fried Noodles

Ingredients: 
250 g noodles
100 g loin pork
200 g garlic stem (cabbage or green beans)
3 or 4 small green peppers
1 carrot
1 onion

Ingredients of Stir Fried Noodles

Seasonings: 
4 teaspoons chopped ginger
4 teaspoons chopped green onion
2 teaspoons chili powder (more or less to taste)
2 teaspoons salt
3/2 teaspoons chicken stock (bouillon) or MSG (monosodium glutamate)
3 or 4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/3 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1 teaspoon cooking wine

Seasonings of Stir Fried Noodles

Preparation: 
A. Clean the loin pork. Cut into thick slices that are cut into thin strips. Put into a dish.
B. Wash the green peppers. Cut into slices and put into a dish.
C. Peel and clean the onion. Chop into thin slices and put into a dish.
D. Snip the peduncles of the garlic stems. Cut it into 2-3 cm long sections. Put into a dish after washed.
E. Wash and peel carrot. Cut into thin stripes. Put into a dish.

Preparation for Stir Fried Noodles

Methods: 

  Step 1: Coat the loin pork by adding in cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, chicken bouillon or monosodium glutamate. Stir well it with chopsticks until you feel it is a bit sticky.

Coat the Loin Pork

  Step 2: Noodles are best cooked in a steamer. Fill the steamer pot 1/4 full of water. Grease the steamer basket with a thin layer of oil to prevent the noodles from sticking. Place the steamer basket in the pot, add noodles, cover and steam for 3-5 minutes. Take the noodles out and put into a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and stir it well with chopsticks. Return noodles to steamer and stream for another 3-5 minutes. Place in a bowl.

Steam the Noodles

  Step 3: Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add 2 tablespoons oil, swirling to coat sides. Add the coated loin pork strips and stir-fry until the meat turns pale yellow in color. Add the chili powder, chopped ginger and chopped green onion. Stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add all of the vegetables and fry, stirring for 2 minutes.

Stir-fry the Loin Pork and Vegetables

  Step 4: Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of chicken bouillon and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Finally, add in the steamed noodles and the tomato ketchup, and stir-fry it for another minute.

Stir-fry Noodles

Turn off the heat. Remove Stir Fried Noodles is cooked. Serve it onto a plate.

Stir Fried Noodles Completed

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