Japanese Canadian Chow Mein
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Japanese Canadian
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Serves: 6
 
Depending on the size of your wok, you might need to cook this in batches.
Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 2 onions, sliced lengthwise
  • 5 stalks celery, chopped diagonally
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 packages brown mein noodles
  • 3 cups mung bean sprouts
  • 2 Tbsp shoyu (Japanese soy sauce - we use Kikkoman)
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
For the Omelet Topping:
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ tsp shoyu
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp oil
Instructions
  1. Depending on the size of your wok, you might need to cook this in batches.
  2. In the largest wok you have, heat the oil over medium high heat.
  3. Add the onions and celery and stir fry until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the pepper.
  5. Break the mein noodles into 5-cm pieces and add to the wok. Add the mung bean sprouts.
  6. Add the shoyu and stir everything carefully (bits of noodle might break off and fly everywhere).
  7. Cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes.
  8. Stir everything until noodles are softened and sprouts are mostly cooked, about 3 more minutes. Drizzle with sesame oil.
  9. Top with sliced omelet strips.
For the Omelet:
  1. Whisk the eggs, shoyu and sugar in a medium bowl.
  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
  3. Pour about half the egg mixture into the pan and swirl so that there is an even layer of egg on the bottom of the pan. Let cook until cooked through. Remove and place on a cutting board. Repeat cooking the remainder of the egg.
  4. Roll the thin omelet sheets and slice into strips.
Recipe by Kiku Corner at https://www.kikucorner.com/2015/04/10/japanese-canadian-chow-mein/