The Foolproof Lo Mein My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Ingredients

• 10 oz fresh egg noodle
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 piece green onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 3.5 oz fresh shiitake mushroom
• 3 oz enoki mushroom
• 2 oz king oyster mushroom
• 1.5 oz carrot
• 2.5 oz broccoli
• 2.5 oz celery
• 2 oz red bell pepper
• 3 oz bean sprouts
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 tbsp water
• 0.5 tbsp light soy sauce
• 0.5 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook noodles: Cooking our fresh egg noodles should take about 10 minutes in total. There's a lot of waiting involved, so we'll be doing this in tandem with chopping our veggies and mushrooms.

2. 2

   Wash vegetables & mushrooms: In a bowl of water, gently scrub all of our mushrooms and veggies to wash away the dirt and impurities.

3. 3

   Chop vegetables & mushrooms: Slice the shiitake mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, celery, red bell pepper into thin strips, 1-2 inches long. Chop the green onion into pieces around the same length, and mince the garlic.

4. 4

   Heat wok, add oil when hot: Set the stove to its highest heat, and let the wok heat up for 2-5 minutes (depending on the strength of your stove). It should just start to let off a bit of smoke, and we should be able to feel the heat holding our palm 2-3 inches above the surface.

5. 5

   Cook garlic, vegetables: Add the garlic, and cook for about 20-30 seconds until you start to smell the garlic's aroma.

6. 6

   Add boiling water, cover wok, prepare slurry: Add boiling water to the wok, and cover for 2-3 minutes until it starts boiling again. While we wait, we'll mix cornstarch and water into a slurry.

7. 7

   Add flavors, noodles, cover wok: Uncover the wok, and add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and salt into the wok.

8. 8

   Add cornstarch slurry: Stir the cornstarch slurry for a few seconds, in case it has settled, and slowly pour it into the wok. Mix everything together as we let the noodles cook for another 60 seconds.

9. 9

   Add bean sprouts, green onions, sesame oil: Add bean sprouts, chopped green onions, and sesame oil. Stir everything around for 60-90 seconds.

10. 10

    Plate the noodles!: We're ready to eat! Plate the noodles into your favorite dish and call your loved ones over.