Saturday, June 1, 2013

Fake Out Take Out - Lo Mein



                                                                   
I don't get take out very often, but when I do, it's almost ALWAYS chinese. It's certainly my weak spot.  The down side is, I don't actually know what is going into this delicious food.  Sometimes I don't want to know :-).

Okay so who knew it was this easy to recreate something that tastes like it came from a take out carton and certainly is healthier.

I used vegetables that I had in my house already but you could mix it up with using snow peas, cabbage, beans, peppers and/or broccoli. 
I served this with my orange chicken. (I'll be posting that soon). 

Ingredients:
1/4 C soy sauce
1 T light brown sugar)
3 clove garlic, chopped or minced
1 tsp freshly grated ginger
1/8 tsp black pepper
2 T canola oil
1/2 tsp peanut oil (optional but advised)
2 packages yaki soba noodles (the refrigerated ones) discard flavor packets that are included)
3 stalks celery, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 can baby corn, drained and chopped if desired
1 can bean sprouts, drained

Directions:

In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger. Set aside.

Rinse and separate noodles- drain and set aside.

Heat oils in a large skillet over medium/high.  Add onion and celery and cook about 2 minutes.  Add corn and bean sprouts (or whatever additional veg you are using)  Cook another 3-4 minutes.

Add noodles and sauce mixture and continue to cook about 4-5 minutes until heated through.  Be sure to toss well as it's cooking to make sure everything gets well coated.

3 comments:

  1. Your Lo Mein looks delicious! It's one of my favorite things to order when getting take-out, but I've never tried making it at home yet! I'll have to give it a try, this looks fantastic!

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    1. Thank you Maria. I was nervous to venture into "take out" foods at home but it's a lot easier than it sounds. Good luck.

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  2. Oh Lo Mein is one of my favorite takeouts! :) Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers! Please be sure to stop back by the party and check out some of the other links!

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