Recipe: Pan-fried Chow Mein with Pasta Noodles

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This recipe highlights pan-fried chow mein, a classic American Chinese dish. This version uses traditional spaghetti pasta noodles instead of the usual Chinese noodles. The outcome is just as delicious with any type of noodle. The widespread availability of pasta noodles makes preparing this chow mein more convenient.

Pre-cooked pasta noodles

Ingredients (serving for 2)

• 3 cups precooked spaghetti noodles that has been stored in the refrigerator for at least 48 hours

• 1 tablespoon of scallion (stem portion) - optional

• 1 tablespoon of hot chili pepper - optional

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic - optional

• 2 tablespoons of Wok with Tak Basic Seasoning Mix (or other seasoning agents as desired)

• 2 tablespoons of canola oil

Adding aromatic and seasonings

Steps

1. Prepare the pasta noodles in advance.

2. Keep them in the refrigerator for a minimum of 48 hours.

3. Pour 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the hot wok.

4. Heat the oil until it starts to lightly smoke.

5. Reduce the heat and allow the oil to smoke gently for around 15 seconds (refer to the video in Lesson 3 on spot seasoning for more information).

6. Turn the heat back up to medium.

7. Place the pasta noodles in the wok.

8. Use tongs to gently separate the noodles.

9. Toss the noodles in the wok to coat them with oil.

10. Add more oil if necessary.

11. Fry the noodles for approximately 10 minutes, regularly turning them with the tongs.

12. Add scallions, chili peppers, garlic, and Wok with Tak Basic Seasoning. Adjust to taste.

13. The dish is ready to serve.

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