fake out take out- lo mein

south shore, MA
Updated on Jun 7, 2013

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.

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon peanut oil
  • 2 packages yaki soba noodles (discard flavor packs)
  • 3 stalks celery, sliced
  • 1 - onion, sliced
  • 1 can baby corn
  • 1 can bean sprouts, drained

How To Make fake out take out- lo mein

  • Step 1
    In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger. Set aside.
  • Step 2
    Rinse and separate noodles- drain and set aside.
  • Step 3
    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.
  • Step 4
    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.

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