Chow Mein - Instagram Live | Chinese Takeaway

Summary by Krater

The host demonstrates how to make king prawn chow mein at home, detailing how to velvet the prawns with cornflower and marinate them in light soy sauce and sesame oil before stir-frying them with noodles and vegetables.

From the video

Answers: How do you make king prawn chow mein at home?

• King prawn chow mein recipe
• Velveting meat with cornflower
• Marinating prawns for stir-fry
• Cooking Chinese takeaway food at home

Ingredients

• king prawns
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon cornflower
• dried egg noodles
• carrot
• red pepper
• onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• half dark soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oil

What it concludes

• Marinating meat and coating it in a teaspoon of cornflower, known as velveting, gives meat in Chinese dishes its characteristic silky smooth texture.
• Making sure your wok or pan is extremely hot is the key to achieving the charred flavor of Chinese takeaway food at home.