Memorial Day Recipes

Hoisin Chicken Lo Mein

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Hoisin Chicken Lo Mein

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I love to order Chinese take out but want to know what is in my food. I found this chicken lo mein recipe that was close to what ingredients I liked and tweaked it a bit. Hope you enjoy it.

Shared by ilove2cook2,
lincroft, nj

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. whole wheat spaghetti
  • salt and black pepper
  • 1/4 C. vegetable oil, divided
  • 2 lg. eggs, beaten, optional
  • 3 chicken cutlets, thinly sliced into strips
  • 2 inches fresh ginger, grated
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 scallions, cut into 3-inch lengths then sliced lengthwise
  • 1/2 lb. white or shiitake mushrooms, chopped
  • 1/4 - 1/2 C. carrots, julienned
  • 1 sm. can sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 2 C. fresh bean sprouts
  • 1/2 lb. shredded cabbage

Directions

Mix together sauce ingredients and reserve. Bring pasta water to a boil, salt water and cook spaghetti to al dente. While pasta cooks, heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large, nonstick skillet over high heat. When oil ripples, add beaten eggs and scramble them to light golden brown, remove and reserve. Season the meat with salt, pepper. Heat the remaining vegetable oil to a ripple, stir-fry chicken for about 4 minutes. Remove to plate and cover. Add ginger, garlic and veggies. Stir-fry about two minutes, return chicken to pan and add drained pasta and eggs back to skillet. Toss to combine and then pour sauce in skillet and mix well. Turn off heat and continue to toss 30 seconds and let the liquids absorb. You can add or substitute shrimp or pork in this recipe.

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