Taiwanese Chow Mein

By Tiffy Cooks

5 from 1 vote

The long-awaited AUTHENTIC, Traditional Grandma’s Taiwanese Chow Mein recipe, is finally here! Nothing reminds me more of home than my Grandma’s Taiwanese Chow Mein that is savory, addicting, and is the one that you find at night markets in Taiwan. Crunchy cabbage, juicy pork, fragrant shiitake mushroom, and saucy noodles, this recipe is everything you want in your chow mein! The best part … grandma’s waste no time; this recipe is quick and super easy to make at home.

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Prep Time:10

Cook Time:20

Total Time:30

Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese

Keyword: Asian Food, Asian Noodles, Asian Recipes, Chinese Food, chow mein, Easy, Easy Recipes, Noodles, stir-fry, Taiwanese Food, Taiwanese Recipes

Servings: People

Calories: 529kcal

Ingredients

350 g Noodles ~4 servings
250 g sliced Pork pork shoulder, pork belly or, pork butt
3 Green Onion chopped into 2-inch pieces
4 cups Cabbage sliced
1 cup Carrots shredded
2 cups Shiitake Mushroom sliced
3 Small Shallots minced
¼ cup dehydrated Shrimp rinsed & optional
0.5 cup Water

Pork Marinate:

1.5 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp White Pepper
1 tsp Sugar
2 tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine optional

Chow Mein Sauce:

2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2.5 tbsp Oyster Sauce
3 tbsp Black Vinegar
2 tsp Sugar
1.5 tsp White Pepper

Instructions

Marinate the sliced pork with soy sauce, white pepper, sugar, and Chinese cooking wine (optional) for 5-10 minutes.
To prepare the sauce, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, white pepper, and black vinegar.
In a pan, drizzle in a generous amount of oil and turn the heat to medium-high. Once the pan is hot, add in sliced shallots, sliced shiitake mushroom, and dehydrated shrimp. Sauce for 2-3 minutes.
Next, add in pork and saute for another 2-3 minutes.
Add in the sliced cabbage and shredded carrot, and mix. Pour in 0.5 cups of water and put the lid on, and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add in the noodles, pour in the sauce, mix everything. Put the lid on and let it cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Add in green onion, turn the heat up to high, saute on high heat for another 1-2 minutes.

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Notes

You can add whatever toppings you like to your Taiwanese Chow Mein. I use the most commonly used ingredients at Taiwanese street vendors. Still, you can also vegetarianism this recipe but substituting oyster sauce with vegetarian oyster sauce and skipping the pork. Other popular toppings include bean sprouts, chicken or beef, and cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 529kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 33gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 194mgSodium: 2053mgPotassium: 825mgFiber: 8gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 5507IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 3mg