Chicken Lo Mein Recipe

Chicken lo mein is a takeaway classic – you may be pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to make at home! With just a couple of tasty ingredients, you can create a delicious noodle-based dish full of flavour. The great thing about lo mein is that there’s plenty of room to add all your favourite veggies to the recipe, making a perfect quick meal that you can customise. Our online Chinese supermarket stocks all the ingredients and sauces you’ll need to cook authentic meals like this one at home – browse our range now.

What is Chicken Lo Mein?

Lo mein is a traditional Chinese dish made with egg noodles and an array of vegetables and meat or tofu. Cantonese lo mein is also sometimes served with wontons and is considered a dry variation of noodle soup.

What is the Difference Between Lo Mein & Chow Mein?

While lo mein and chow mein are very similar dishes, there are some vital differences. The main difference lies in the cooking method. With chow mein, noodles are fried, so they are crispy. The sauce is also used sparingly. When making lo mein, you will boil and drain the noodles before tossing them with the rest of the ingredients and covering them liberally in the sauce.

Chicken Lo Mein Ingredients

• Cooking oil
• 2 chicken breasts, cut into strips
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3cm fresh ginger, minced
• ½ onion, sliced
• 2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
• 100g mangetout
• 300g egg noodles
• 2 spring onions, chopped

Chicken Lo Mein Sauce Ingredients

• 2tbsp dark soy sauce
• 3tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1tbsp Shaoxing wine
• 1tsp sesame oil

How to Make Chicken Lo Mein

1. Combine the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Heat your cooking oil in a wok over a medium-high heat before adding the chicken. Cook for a couple of minutes until golden. Set the cooked chicken aside.
3. Boil the noodles according to the packet’s instructions, drain and set aside.
4. Add the garlic and ginger to your wok and fry until fragrant.
5. Add the onion, carrots and mangetout. Cook for around 3 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
6. Add the chicken, noodles and sauce to the vegetables. Stir to combine. Cook for a couple of minutes until everything is heated through.
7. Garnish with the spring onions and serve.

If you want to try another lo mein variation, give our beef lo mein recipe a go for even more tasty flavour combinations.