Chris Bavin’s Chicken Chow Mein

  • Preparation Time : 10 minutes
  • Cook Time : 10 minutes
  • Type : Main Course
  • Cuisine : Chinese

Spend smart, live well with this delicious family meal as seen on the recent myLakeland Live Event, and from Chris Bavin’s bestselling book Fakeaway. This recipe is perfect for pimping your leftovers!

Ingredients

  • Pinch of Salt 
  • 200g dried noodles  
  • 1tbsp vegetable oil  
  • 3 boneless chicken thigh fillets (or chicken breasts) thinly sliced
  • 2 carrots thinly sliced
  • 1 red pepper thinly sliced
  • 100g mangetout thinly sliced
  • 250g  beansprouts  
  • 4  spring onions sliced
  • 1tbsp sesame seeds  
  • SAUCE
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 3cm piece  fresh root ginger grated
  • 2tbsp tomato ketchup 
  • 2tbsp soy sauce  
  • 2tbsp oyster sauce  
  • 1tsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar  

Method

  1. Put all the sauce ingredients into a jam jar, seal and shake well to combine. Set aside.
  2. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Add the noodles and cook according to packet instructions. Drain well and run under cold water to cool. Set aside.
  3. Heat a wok or large frying pan on a high heat. Add the oil, then the chicken. Stir-fry for 1 min before adding the carrots and pepper. Cook for a minute then pour in the sauce. Keep everything moving in the pan to prevent it from sticking and burning. Once everything is coated in the sauce, add the mangetout, beansprouts, and cooked noodles. Cook for a further minute. You want all the veggies to remain crunchy, so take care not to overcook them.
  4. Serve in warm bowls and top with the sliced spring onion and sesame seeds.

By | 3 February 2023