The Cheapest Noodle Dish Ever (Chicken Chow Mein) | But Cheaper

Noodles should be cheap, they're even cheaper when you make them at home.

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Ingredients Needed:
Sauce:
- 1.5 tablespoons (22g) rice vinegar
- 2.5 tablespoons (38g) soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons (40g) hoisin sauce or oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon (5g) toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons (5g)  corn starch

Noodles:
- 12 oz (340g) boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 3 tablespoons (42g) vegetable oil
- 2 green onions, cut into segments
- 1 carrot julienne
- 2 ribs celery
- 3.5 cups (315g) thinly sliced napa cabbage
- 7 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup (85g) bean sprouts
- 14 oz  (400g)chow mein/stir fry noodles
- 2 tablespoons (30g) water
- additional green onion for garnish *optional*
- chili oil *optional*

[wolfingitdown]

This series heavily reinforces my main argument for learning to cook. Stop blowing racks on simple food when you can crush it at home

[tonytojebus]

I really like this “but cheaper” series. Josh is an obviously talented guy and I think these videos are helpful, especially with the cost of food going up. Thank you for doing this!

[diananic]

My son is 16. He and my blacksmith husband can eat $60 worth of food at Panda Express and still want more. I'm totally going to master this and bury them in it! Thanks so much for the vid. Love ya.

[hocmasta]

Just tried this recipe with my new carbon steel wok from Made-in. Let me just say, I don’t ever want to order chicken chow mein at another restaurant. This is hands down my new favorite recipe to make at home! Thank you Josh! You make these videos super helpful, fun to watch and entertaining!

[vinny]

I tried the recipe but it cost me $90 to buy everything. They didn’t let me buy .27 of soy sauce

[lmntea]

Chow Mien or Fried Noodle is literally one of the most versatile dish in Asian families. You can almost add or switch up any carbs, veggie or protein you like to this recipe and it will still taste good. Just the sequence.

[evearmstrong]

I got a wok for Christmas, I’ll be trying all your wok recipes this year!

[rajjarande]

Hey Joshua I'm a huge fan of yours and especially this series, I'm even thinking of trying a few recipes as I'll soon be in the UK for my further studies, i would love to know how a given set of 10-20 ingredients can make the most recipes with a few add ons and accompaniments, like a menu any student can afford to make from scratch thus keeping costs low, hope you see this comment, thanks, keep up the great content 💯💯🙌🏼🙌🏼

[saraalzataf]

I made this 4 times this week 😁
We don’t have chow mein noodles so I had to improvise and made it once with a packet of ramen noodles, twice with whole wheat pasta and once with regular pasta, might not be authentic but I did the best I can 🥹 I love it !

[kaboinglefop]

For stir frys my preference is to pre-slice everything before the wok is hot just so you dont have to go back and forth
i usually prep stuff into containers based on when it gets chucked in and its on the counter by the stove and i just dump/remove as needed
just my preference though but he recommends it at 2:54 and I swear by it.

[tjralph]

I did it with udon and fried egg. Air fried some tofu with soy sauce, sesame oil marinade, added corn starch to the tofu for crispiness. Was delicious thank you sir.

[BornofIron]

I actually JUST made it with some minor tweaks (due to my grocery store cheating me on a few things). No "chow mein" noodles, so I went with packaged udon (dry) and snow peas instead of bean sprouts. This was the first "youtube food" I ever made that met EVERYONE'S expectations at home. I tried a particular person's approach to brownies, but it wasn't everyone's favorite, this however allowed me to do some awesome things today. My sister didn't pass her driver's test, the instructor made some inappropriate comments so I ran to the store to grab these as a surprise gift after her crappy day. She had the biggest grin on her cheeks knowing that despite following this recipe, for the liberties I made, I actually made something filling, fun, and easy in the kitchen. Thanks Josh, you helped this weakass 26 year old college kid actually cook today.

[s]

I would love a new series (maybe called But Fancy) where you show us how to make expensive, creative “fine dining” versions of popular dishes.

[naywilson]

I made this today and it came out perfect!!! I have found that using exactly the same ingredients as Papa always works best 😊 I also play the video and follow him step by step and I haven't failed yet!!!

[akshatshukla]

Please do ‘but expensive’, where you make a cheap dish as fancy and expensive as possible. That would be fun to watch.

[sinaenayati]

Josh, you should make a series called: ''But faster'', because unfortunatly, not many people have the time to cook all your amazing meals.

[splotchysvideoservice]

Made this for some friends today. Thankfully, they helped me with the prep cutting. It went over really well. They loved the dish.
There is something to be said about having a wok, though. Even using my largest teflo coated non-stick pan, you really begin to notice the mass of food you're dealing with once you add the noodles, especially at high heat. Might look into the woks made for convection ovens.

[Cyrila]

I learned to make this dish a few months ago and it has been a staple in my home. Super easy with a wok and quite versatile using different combos of veg and protein.

[lieseloth.]

2.333 calories (for all 6 servings)

noodles: 1120
oil: 361
chicken: 486
Garlic: 28
Carrot: 30
Celery: 15
Green onion: 6
cabbage: 78

(sauce)
soy: 25
rice vinegar: 30
Hoisin: 100
sesame oil: 35
starch: 19

I just calculated this myself and thought maybe some other people would like to know :)

[ArekuHana]

I have been using this recipe with day old spaghetti noodles and it is definitely a good use of leftovers.