Lo Mein
This lo mein recipe is very flexible. Add what ever ingredients you think will fit. A popular combination is pork with water chestnuts and asparagus. "Stir fry-style meats and vegetables" simply refers to ingredients cut in pieces that are slightly smaller than bite-size and perfect for pan frying.
- Time
- 15–25 minutes
- Servings
- variable
Ingredients
- 1 part stir fry meat (e.g. pork, beef, shrimp)
- 1 part stir fry vegetables (e.g. water chestnuts, asparagus, broccoli, squash, bamboo shoots)
- 1 part cooked lo mein noodles
- Enough soy sauce to heavily coat all the ingredients
- Enough olive oil to coat a skillet
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Crushed/minced garlic (optional)
- Bean sprouts (optional)
Method
- Cook noodles in a pot according to the package directions.
- Coat a skillet with olive oil and place on stove with medium to low heat. Add garlic if desired, but don't let it burn.
- Add meat and vegetables to skillet, season with salt and pepper, lightly coat with soy sauce, and cook everything until it's done (about 8–10 minutes).
- If using, add bean sprouts right before everything is finished cooking, and cook them until they turn mildly translucent.
- Strain noodles and add them to the stir fry.
- Coat with soy sauce and cook for roughly 1 minute in order to sear in the flavor.
Notes
- Spaghetti noodles work well too. For a healthier option, try whole-grain spaghetti noodles.
- When adding the soy sauce, start out light. Taste and then add more. It's much easier to add ingredients than remove them.