Chinese
QUICK PORK LO MEIN
- Prep time 15 minutes
- Cook time 20 minutes
- Serves 4
Author Notes
COVID has really upped our take-out game. One thing we have definitely kept up is our monthly Pork Lo Mein take out order. We decided to learn and refine our own Quick Pork Lo Mein recipe, because what else are we going to do in quarantine? We have now been making this on repeat to eat hot, cold, room temperature, you name it. Because isn’t Chinese food the best at any temperature! So make a big batch and enjoy eating this Quick Pork Lo Mein all week long! This will be your new go-to Chinese take out meal. —marvelous munch
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- Lo Mein Sauce
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2/3 cup
soy sauce
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4
cloves garlic (minced)
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1 tablespoon
cornstarch
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1 tablespoon
water
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1 tablespoon
sesame oil
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4 tablespoons
brown sugar
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2 tablespoons
fish sauce
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1/2 tablespoon
rice vinegar
- Pork Lo Mein
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2
thin pork chops
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1
carrot (julienned)
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1/2
yellow onion (thinly sliced)
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1 cup
snap or snow peas
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1 cup
broccoli florets
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3
green onions (chopped)
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1
package lo mein noodles
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3 tablespoons
canola oil
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1 tablespoon
sesame oil
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3
cloves garlic (minced)
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1 tablespoon
ginger (grated or powder)
Directions
- In a small sauce pan add sesame oil and garlic over medium heat
- Once fragrant add soy sauce, fish sauce, and rice wine vinegar and bring to simmer
- Slowly add in the brown sugar and continue to whisk until the sugar has dissolved
- In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water then slowly add to the sauce which continuly whisking to avoid any clumping
- Let sauce simmer another 3-5 minute and take off the heat
- Cook lo mein noodles according to directions on package and set aside
- In a large wok or saute pan add canola oil and sesame oil over medium to high heat
- Once oil is hot, add garlic and ginger and cook 1-2 minutes
- Add sliced pork to the hot oil and cook 3-5 minutes or until pork is cooked
- Throw in all the veggies to the wok and mix well
- Once the veggies have cooked through but are still holding a firmness slowly pour in your sauce
- Mix the veggies, pork, and sauce together to make sure everything is coated
- Little by little add the lo mein noodles to the wok and continue to mix together
- Remove from heat and serve with extra green onion as a garnish!
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