Sunday, November 27, 2016

Chow mein cooked

Maybe it was just my family, but I remember the mainstay of takeaway Chinese food in the 60's and 70's was Chicken Chow Mein.  With the discovery in our pantry of a packet of friend noodles yesterday, I thought it was about time I tried cooking it myself.

I followed this recipe, which was pretty straight forward, and used pork instead of chicken.   (I also used a full onion - I remember most takeaway chinese uses a lot of onion in the vegetable mix.)

The result was pretty good.  Nothing fancy, but had that old childhood comfort food feel about it.

For my future reference:

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5 comments:

  1. not trampis3:10 pm

    it was and i was the only person who disliked it!

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  2. Steve3:32 pm

    Gee...it's a very inoffensive dish, I think.

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  3. not trampis6:29 pm

    much better other options like Peking duck for example

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  4. Steve8:05 am

    Peking duck was not exactly mainstream takeaway in the 60's, or now.

    As it happens, I also think that it is the most over-rated Chinese dish in their whole cuisine. I don't understand why it is held in high regard by many.

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  5. SG2:53 pm

    Have you tried Lo mein? Its a bit different in texture than chow mein -- more softer in texture. If you have an instant pot, here is a good instant pot chicken lo mein recipe.

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