Homemade Chowmein

Super easy and delicious Chicken Chowmein. It's better than you local Chinese food joint. I'm serious.

Recipe is inspired by Kelsey Nixon.

Ingredients

Sauce

• 1 chicken bullion cube
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 3 tbsp soysauce
• 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1 squirt of honey
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp chili sauce or siracha
• 1 and 3/4 cup of hot water

Chowmein

• 1 box of Chinese chowmein noodles of your choice. You can also use fresh or dry egg noodles
• minced garlic
• minced fresh ginger
• chopped green onion or scallions (green and white part)
• chopped celery
• shredded carrots
• shredded napa cabbage (you can aslo use whatever vegetables you have on hand -green beans, mushrooms, bean sprouts and etc...)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch diluted in a little bit of water
• shredded cooked chicken or shrimp or whatever meat you prefer.

Directions

• Cook noodles according to package direcition.
• While waiting for noodles to cook, combine the ingredients for the sauce in a large cup. Mix until everything is dissolved. It may seem like a lot of liquid but don't worry. The noodles will soak it all up.
• Heat wok or large pan over high heat. 
• Add sesame oil or canola oil. 
• Add minced garlic, giner and green onion. Sautee for 20 seconds until fragrant. 
• Add the celery, carrots, napa cabbage and the rest of your veggies. Sautee for 5 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Add sauce mixture to the pan.
• Add cornstarch mixture. Mix and bring to a simmer.
• Toss in the meat. 
• Toss in cooked noodles and mix. Let it sit until the noodles soak up the sauce. 
• Serve in a bowl or plate.
• Garnish with more green onions, cilantro and sesame seeds.
• Enjoy!

Don't sweat it if you don't have some of the ingredients. Here are some of the things you can substitute.

Chinsese noodles = Spaghetti noodles
sesame oil = Canola or vegetable oil
hoisin sauce = bbq sauce

And again, use whatever vegetables you have on hand.