Chow Mein

 

Hello readers and welcome to my blog. In this blog I will be showing you all new cultures and the foods that are inspired by them. Every week I will be making food from a different part of the world.  I’m going start this blog off in one of the oldest lands in history. A land that has been ruled by emperors for thousands of years. A land that is protected by a “Great Wall.” I’m talking about China of course. Chinese food has been very popular in the states within the last forty year . For my first dish to get into Chinese cooking I chose to make Chow Mein. For those of you that don’t know Chow Mein is a very simple pasta style dish that involves simple vegetables that can be bought at your local supermarket. When I first started I had no idea what I had got myself into. If you have never made Chinese food from scratch I would strongly advise getting your ingredients out and ready before you fire up the wok.  I started by chopping up my vegetables so that I would have them ready when needed to be. Then I cooked the veggies in a mixture of soy sauce and sesame oil. While this was going on I had my noodles boiling, but don’t let them boil for very long. Time may vary on brand but mine only took about three minutes. After my veggie mix had simmered and my noodles had run under cold water for about six minutes I threw everything together for an awesome combination of flavor. It was pretty good in my opinion and my family thought so too. For all of those cooks reading out there, if you are feeling a little adventurous you should try it. Go to www.food.com. Then search for “Panda Express Chow Mein.” Give it a try. You might like it. For all of those of you who don’t really cook. Give it a shot. You never know what talents you might have until you try them out. I will try to make as much as possible. Tomorrow night is Orange Chicken and rice!