Panda Express Chow Mein

Hello everyone! Let’s see a raise of hands for those who have been to Panda Express? Phew, am I not the only one who loves it?? See, back where I used to live, the only Chinese food I had was occasional buffets; they were good, but I have to say Panda Express is just better. I think it is the busy environment, the light colors, and the clean restaurant. Call me weird, I just love the place! After eating it once a week for about a month, I finally decided to replicate it in my kitchen.

So, here is how it went folks…not quite as good as the original, but a whole lot cheaper, better, and faster than I thought! I absolutely encourage you all to try it, if you like Chinese food!

I got the recipe of a lovely little blog called “Favorite Family Recipes.” Please check out the original recipe here.

Panda Express-Chow Mein

Note: The soy sauce mixture below is doubled from the original recipe, to give it more flavor.

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp. fresh ginger, grated
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 2-3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 3 (5.6 oz) packages refrigerated Yaki Soba noodles (I used angel hair noodles)
• 2/3 c. chopped celery (chopped diagonally)
• 1 medium-sized onion, thinly sliced
• 2 c. chopped cabbage

(I used a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables in place of the fresh ones)

Instructions

• In a small bowl combine soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and black pepper. Set aside.
• Remove Yaki Soba from packages and discard included flavoring packets. Rinse noodles well, (or if using regular angel hair noodles, cook them) drain, and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large wok or skillet. Add celery and onion and saute for about 1-2 minutes or until onions start to become soft and transparent. Add cabbage and saute an additional minute or so.
• Toss Yaki Soba noodles and soy sauce mixture with the vegetables over medium-high heat for an additional 2-3 minutes or until noodles are heated through.

Enjoy!

-Kloe