Chicken Chow Mein

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.

	this recipe	typical
fat	16%	4%
protein add	239%	100%
aromatics	74%	24%
vegetables and beans	125%	111%
sweetener	30%	12%

Where it stands out

• #1 of 79 for noodle texture

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

227 g	8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into 1/2-inch thick slices)
3 g	1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
2 g	1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
5 g	1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 g	1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
2 g	1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
14 g	1 tablespoon vegetable oil
170 g	6 ounces dried chow mein noodles
60 g	1/4 cup unsalted chicken stock
51 g	3 tablespoons oyster sauce
16 g	1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 g	1 teaspoon cornstarch
14 g	1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 g	1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
2 g	1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
90 g	1 cup green cabbage (1/4-inch thick slices)
80 g	1/2 cup yellow onion (1/4-inch thick slices)
32 g	1/4 cup carrots (1/8-inch slices)
90 g	1 cup red cabbage (1/4-inch thick slices)
180 g	1 cup bean sprouts
40 g	1/4 cup green onion (1 1/2 -inch long pieces)

Method: 15 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I just made this for dinner tonight, we couldn't be more happy with the out come. Absolutely loved it. Only thing I did was add some mushrooms to it. I used another's suggestion and bought a bag of coleslaw mix and used that, didn't have to do any chopping ” — a cook, 5.0★

“Love it my bf is obsessed with chow mein and I am celiac and make mine with gluten free noodles and he says it's better than glutenized. Only thing it calls for oyster sauce but doesn't say where to put it so I put in the sauce and I like a bit more on top of ” — a cook, 5.0★