Lo Mein Noodles

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	0%	4%
protein add	60%	100%
aromatics	196%	24%
vegetables and beans	48%	111%
sweetener	1%	12%

Where it stands out

• #1 of 79 for noodle texture

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1.5 tbsp vegetable or peanut oil
6 g	2 garlic cloves (, finely minced (Note 1))
75 g	1/2 onion (, finely sliced)
300 g	300g / 10oz chicken or other protein (, sliced 0.5cm / 1/5" thick (Note 2))
122 g	2 medium carrots (, peeled and cut into 4 x 0.75cm / 1.75 x 1/3" batons)
120 g	1 large red capsicum / bell pepper (, sliced (or 2 small))
900 g	6 green onions (, cut into 5 cm/2” lengths)
500 g	500g / 1lb Lo Mein, Hokkien or other medium thickness egg noodles, fresh, (, prepared per packet (Note 3 for dried))
59 g	1/4 cup (65ml) water
11 g	4 tsp cornflour / cornstarch
32 g	2 tbsp dark soy sauce ((Note 4))
32 g	2 tbsp soy sauce or light soy sauce ( (Note 4))
	1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine or Mirin ((Note 5 subs))
4 g	1 tsp white sugar ((omit if using Mirin))
2 g	1/2 tsp sesame oil (, toasted, optional (Note 6))
1 g	1/4 tsp white pepper ((sub black))
	Green onion (, finely sliced)

Method: 9 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Absolutely delicious every time! I double the recipe and use a full bundle of spring onions from Woolies (about 12), a 500g packet of pre-cut chicken breast (which is perfect IMO) and two packets of the Wokka brand vacuum-packed golden Hokkien noodles (again f” — a cook, 5.0★

“with everything you need for a super tasty dinner and if you’re lucky, leftovers for lunch. I doubled the sauce and added double white pepper with sliced fresh spring onion when serving. I made this with diced chicken leg which was so so cheap. Honestly, if yo” — a cook, 5.0★