Air Fryer Cantonese Chow Mein
Course: main, dinner, lunchCuisine: chinese, asian2
servings15
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Air Fryer Crispy Cantonese Chow Mein
If you’ve eaten Chinese food, there’s a good chance you’ve had Cantonese Chow Mein!
A crispy bed of egg noodles is topped with an assortment of vegetables & meat coated in an Asian flavored gravy
What makes this dish so amazing & loved is that it’s got so many different textures & ingredients!
Strands of noodles that are tender in the middle but crispy on the edges, perfectly crunchy & tender meat & veg & a silky smooth umami sauce👀
So one of the biggest techniques of this dish is the noodles! Traditionally, you’d pan-fry them in quite a lot of oil with high heat to get the outside crisp but inside tender!
I’ve put a modern spin on this with the help of an air fryer! With the concentrated heat, we don’t need to use tons of oil & get the same result in less time!
Key Things:
-The noodles just need to be soaked in hot water for 1 min & then drained
-Spray the inside of the air fryer with cooking spray then spread the chow mien in an even layer about 1 inch thick & then spray the noodles.
-Air fry at 400F. Check at the 4-minute mark & cook again for another 3-4 minutes until crispy.
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This recipe makes for two
Ingredients
6oz Chow Mein/Egg Noodles
3oz Chicken, thinly sliced
4oz Shrimp, peeled & deveined
3 Baby Bok Choy, cut in half
1/4 cup Carrots, thinly sliced
1/4 cup Green Onion, cut into 2-inch pieces
- Sauce
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Chicken Powder
1.25 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 tbsp Sesame Oil
1 cup Water
1 tbsp Cornstarch + 1 tbsp Water
Directions
- In a large bowl, soak your egg noodles in hot water to soften them. Drain and set aside
- Prepare your air fryer by spraying it with some cooking spray. Spread the softened noodles evenly in a layer of 1-1.5 inches thick.
- Air fry the noodles at 400F for 6-8 minutes checking it at the 4-minute mark and every other minute after that as it can easily burn. Cook until it is golden brown. Remove and set aside.
- In a large nonstick pan, heat up some neutral oil over medium-high heat and add the chicken and shrimp and sautee for 1-2 minutes flipping and cooking for another 1 minute. Add the rest of the vegetables and saute for 3-5 minutes just to soften
- Pour the sauce mixture into the pan and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the cornstarch slurry and bring it to a boil once again stirring to ensure the cornstarch is distributed evenly.
- Once thickened, pour over the air-fried chow mein
- Serve immediately and enjoy
Recipe Video
Notes
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