I have been having a hankering for some homemade Chinese food. As easy as it is to pick up the phone and just order it, I felt adventurous and decided to test out my wok skills in the kitchen. I don’t know if any of you out there have ever made homemade Chinese, but its complete insanity if you don’t know what you’re doing! The last time I attempted homemade Chinese, my husband and I were just dating, you know, in that cutesy, lovey-dovey stage and decided to make my mom a whole spread for her birthday dinner. Wontons, lo mein, sesame chicken and fried rice-BOOM. Well, after spending crazy amounts of money buying tons of ingredients and literally destroying every inch of the kitchen, we vowed never to do it again because it was such a pain in the ass! Everything is typically made to order, clearly we didn’t plan that out well. We were exhausted and frustrated BUT I will say all the food came out great in the end.
So I just HAD TO HAVE IT! Screw all the negative feelings I have had about making this delicious food, I’m leaving that bad experience behind me. I wanted to create something super easy that if I wanted this again, the dramas of the past wouldn’t creep up and scare me into dialing takeout!
easiest lo mein evaaah!
Easy Veggie Lo Mein
- Lo Mein Noodles or spaghetti if you don’t have
- Carrots, julienne
- Snap Peas/Regular Peas
- Broccoli
- Onion, diced
- Peppers, julienne or diced
- Any other veggies you’d like to throw in!
Sauce:
- 1/2 – 1 tablespoon Grated Ginger
- 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoon Soy
- 1/2 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 1 Garlic Clove, grated
- 1 tablespoon Corn starch
- 1 tablespoon Hoisin
- Couple splashes of hot sauce
- Couple splashes chicken broth
In a large pot of water, cook noodles as directed. While the noodles are cooking, prepare all your vegetables and set them aside. Once the noodles are cooked, drain and set aside as well.
Combine all the sauce ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Let that sit so all the yummy flavors marry together.
Over medium high heat, add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil to a wok or large pan. Add all your vegetables and let that saute. After about 2-3 minutes (or if you like your veggies a bit softer, add on a few more minutes) add noodles and sauce and mix well. Let that cook for about 5 minutes or until the noodles are hot and coated well with the sauce and veggies.
Serve immediately! If you need some protien, chicken, steak, shrimp or tofu would be a great add in!
– Amanda
