Minnesota Style Chow Mein Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/ 175 degrees C and spray the inside of a large casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Brown ground beef in large skillet with chopped onion over medium- high heat.
• Cook celery in 1/2 cup water in microwave (covered) for 4- 5 minutes until soft. Drain off remaining water.
• Add celery, tomato soup, mushroom soup and rice to ground beef.
• Combine ground beef mixture with chow mein noodles (dry) into prepared casserole dish and sprinkle on soya sauce.
• Bake in oven for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

MINNESOTA-STYLE CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• Brown the ground pork in a large sauté pan over medium high heat.
• Add the celery, onions, and mushrooms. Continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• Pour in 1 cup of water. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Mix together the cold water, cornstarch, soy sauces, molasses, and beef bouillon.
• Pour the slurry in the chow mein.
• Simmer for 2 minutes until thickened.

UMAMI CHICKEN CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• Cook vegetables in oil- until tender.
• Add chicken and bean sprouts.
• Add the broth- bring to slight boil.
• Add salt, pepper and Accent to taste.
• Make a mixture of the cornstarch and water.
• Add this mixture to other ingredients for thickening.
• Serve over rice or chow mein noodles.

CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• Whisk 3 tablespoons soy sauce into cornstarch in a small bowl. Whisk in 2 tablespoons wine, sugar, and broth. Season chicken with salt and remaining 2 teaspoons soy sauce and 1 tablespoon wine.
• Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high and add 1/4 cup oil; heat until shimmering. Add noodles and flatten to an even layer. Reduce heat to medium and cook 1 minute. Add 1/3 cup water and cook, pushing edges in with a spatula to shape into a more compact disc, until golden brown and the entire thing holds together like a mat, 4 to 5 minutes more. Carefully slide a spatula underneath and flip over. Drizzle 2 tablespoons oil around edges of pan. Cook until crisp on the second side, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to serving plate.
• Return pan to medium high-heat, add chicken, and cook until golden brown on one side, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss and cook until almost cooked through, about 1 minute more. Remove from pan. To the pan, add 2 tablespoons oil and mushrooms and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Add carrots and Chinese broccoli. Toss 1 minute. Add ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir sauce to recombine, then add to pan and bring to a boil. Add chicken and toss to combine. Stir in sprouts and sesame oil. Serve over crispy noodles.

BEEF CHOW MEIN SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the celery, mushrooms, water, water chestnuts, soy sauce, brown sugar, bouillon granules, garlic powder and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into beef mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over rice if desired. Top with chow mein noodles.

CHICKEN CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• In a wok or skillet, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add mushrooms, celery, onions and garlic powder; cook until the onions have wilted. Add chicken broth and baby corn. Continue cooking until celery is cooked but still crisp. Stir in the green beans or bean sprouts and soy sauce.
• Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. Slowly stir into vegetables. Sauce should start to thicken a little. Mix in chicken, and heat through.