The Cheapest Noodle Dish Ever (Chicken Chow Mein) | But Cheaper
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Noodles should be cheap, they're even cheaper when you make them at home.
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400g Chow mein noodles
38g soy sauce
22g rice vinegar
40g hoisin sauce
4g sesame oil
5g cornstarch
340g boneless Chicken thighs
7 cloves garlic
1 whole carrots
2 ribs celery
1/4 head cabbage
2 green onion
85g bean sprouts
Optional:stir fried tofu, broccoli, or shrimp, or egg
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Its become clear to me that our friend here has absolutely no clue how much this stuff actually costs
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Hoisen sauce?
Try oyster sauce!
Ingredients Needed:
Sauce:
Just made this, it was absolutely stunning. My husband loved it so much, but I personally thought it was better without any meat! The napa cabbage was the hero of the dish, and the sauce was just so good that it didn't need anything else to make it shine.
- 1.5 tablespoons (22g) rice vinegar
- 2.5 tablespoons (38g) soy sauce
The Beeeeestttt!
- 2 tablespoons (40g) hoisin sauce or oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon (5g) toasted sesame oil
I miss 2022 prices πππππππ
- 2 teaspoons (5g)Β corn starch
Noodles:
2026 we took out a loan and then tried this one.
- 12 oz (340g) boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 3 tablespoons (42g) vegetable oil
the cheapest dish i've know is cong you ban mian or scalion oil noodle, its literally just spring onion, soy sauce, and sugar. thats it.
- 2 green onions, cut into segments
- 1 carrot julienne
This took 3 hour for me and my daughter to make and our stove caught fireπ π but it was a really nice experience to have and it was delicious and made way to much noodles and our fire alarm went off 10+ times
- 2 ribs celery
- 3.5 cups (315g) thinly sliced napa cabbage
the "not a huge fan of bean sprouts but it makes sense here" deserved a subscription. that's how i know joshua is a real foodie.
- 7 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup (85g) bean sprouts
Watching Josh cook is more entertainment then what it is on tube now :-) I love his cooking and I made this dish today.
- 14 ozΒ (400g)chow mein/stir fry noodles
- 2 tablespoons (30g) water
rate this 5/10
- additional green onion for garnish *optional*
- chili oil *optional*
flash forward to $2 per carrot.
More User Perspectives
Got a wok for christmas. My absolute favorite way to cook bow
@BaconGod223If you wanna make this recipe even easier, you can buy a bag of coleslaw to get your veg pre-shredded
@0therwisesleep522"And I can more or less use it for the rest of my life"...hahah so sarcastic and with that whiny tone of voice, love it Chef! :)
@HornsvinetListening to the "La Musique Chez Mulates" record my wife got for me while I attempt this.
I am such an American!
you missed MSG
@simonrees-owen7830Thank you so much. I saved the video, I will try it on the next couple of days! I've got picky teenagers in the house... just trying to survive.. lol... this looks like it could hit the jackpot
@ZdenkaDarulavelvet the chicken?
@basementbanter366BROTHER
@gabrielkoerner7045Delicious. I added I bit of lime juice
@cherylbrewer5194that chime sound is so annoying
@asdfgh-mr2luDense veg first. Always sugar your cabbage. You're off to the races.
@ontariobushcraft536Iβm surprised at how many of you missed its priced person and when he priced it out he priced it as such to how much of the item he used for it so for instance if a head of celery costed him $2 and it had 10 stalks on it that would mean each stalk is .20 if he said use 2 stalks that is how he got .40. Thatβs just an example it was not hard to follow it. But for those who spent $20 or $90 for a single serving sorry but that is big back portions you are eating!
@tru49er4lifeMY FAVORITE CHOW MEIN NOODLES
@SaladineKinderMake the beef version of this please.
@MA-rc2eoLook guys Ik 1000 other people have said this these are not things that most Americans have in their pantry. As chefs or private chefs we have everything we we need yes this shit is expensive this is why you pay so much when you go out to eat i goes a lot deeper than that but yea lol
@jacobhuck2640Bro I'm so broke it's 2am and I'm so hungry
@Why_not_AndyNo salt?
@naix4991What about MSG
@sajanthakuri8611You can add a pinch of msg or if you're like me I have Maggi in my fridge all the time which is basically just liquid msg(use carefully or your food will be salty af)
@mattygames1369It's not always about not being able to afford a wok. It might be that one does not have the space to keep yet another pan.
@JujuBeans-of5ypI know something better and cheaper (though you can get veg chowmein for 1.5 dollers in India at southindian restaurants)
And the noodles are maggi βΉ15 each and you can just do anything and i mean anything to them
Eat the straight (so good)
Add cheese (better)
Add butter (better)
Add vegetables(if you wantπ
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Add anything and they taste amazing
FOR THE ABGSπ₯π₯
@Sonny-z6wStopping at blowing money on new wok. π STOP. You can very often find used at thrift stores and flea markets for 5$ even in 2025. Used is GOOD because CHEAP means guilt FREE experiments! I bought 3-4 before found one that I really liked. Almost all woks are some kind of steel without coating like Teflon because it heats fast. So again used works fine because there's no coating to have worn off or damaged.
Now you DO want to build up "seasoning" on wok like with cast iron, but that comes with use woks don't come preseasoned do far as I've ever seen.
Entertainment, talk so fast no notes can be copied, slooooo down! Iβll look elsewhere, Mr entertainment.
@russbowman6801So, Lo Mein.
@mrtimmeltonMy store carried everything except the ugly dancing baby. Now what do I do?
@lindakessler7586That "oniyon" cracks me up everytimeeeeeeeeπππππ
@harmishgajjar5623I tried his recipe but with double the sauce volumes and I put the noodles spice in the sauce mixture. I topped it off with an over easy egg, so good.
@MacbookPro-b6rLol. Here it is less then 1 dollar.. about 0.8 dollar per plate..
@sp_philosophyRight now pull lo mien noodles from scratch withought using Peng hue
@nathangrueber9834NOODLES 4.99$.
right from the beginning you fucked up as roger would say
so you're getting all the vegibles, meat, and eveyrhing else for free? The noodles alone cost that much, how are you getting the price of that down to $1.86?
@aegisofhonorBeen a huge fan of him for years but his techniques on quasi asian food arent great. Flavors and textures are awesome tho. Still a huge fan but there are small details like not pouring sauce straight on the noodles and pulling the veg because home burners dont have the heat are just missing.
@AlbeitAshlyndWhere is MSG and black pepper pwd???
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