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Lo Mein

This lo mein recipe is very flexible. Add what ever ingredients you think will fit. A popular combination is pork with water chestnuts and asparagus. "Stir fry-style meats and vegetables" simply refers to ingredients cut in pieces that are slightly smaller than bite-size and perfect for pan frying.

Source and licence

"Lo Mein" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Lo_Mein, revision 4524832), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Lo_Mein&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Cook noodles in a pot according to the package directions.
  2. Coat a skillet with olive oil and place on stove with medium to low heat. Add garlic if desired, but don't let it burn.
  3. Add meat and vegetables to skillet, season with salt and pepper, lightly coat with soy sauce, and cook everything until it's done (about 8–10 minutes).
  4. If using, add bean sprouts right before everything is finished cooking, and cook them until they turn mildly translucent.
  5. Strain noodles and add them to the stir fry.
  6. Coat with soy sauce and cook for roughly 1 minute in order to sear in the flavor.