I do not over-talk by saying that
American style Chinese cuisine is originated from Guangdong Taishan,
who came to America to create Chinatown
When I lived there for a year or so
I learned quite a lot from him
and got some
understanding over American style Chinese food.
When you go to a Chinese restaurant in North America,
the meat comes out to be incredibly tender
though not using pricy meats.
First, add one egg white and 1 tbs starch to 1 1/2 lbs beef
mix well, put it in the refrigerator for an hour. With the vevetting
you can turn the cheap meats into
a very tender quality meats.
It is a fine culinary technique.
I ain’t gonna talk about the chemical method like baking soda this time
‘cuz you cannot create Guangdong taste over it
Take this ratio and mix soy sauce 3. Dark Soy 3 , oyster sauce 3,
sesame oil 2, and sugar 2. This would guarantee
100% delicious basic Guangdong sauce for anything.
The egg noodle is perfect for Chow Mein.
In case of wet noodles, cook them for 1 minute
and 2-3 minutes for dry noodle to al dente.
Rinse them with cold water and dry well
Marinate the noodle with the prepared sauce previously
Blanch meats in boiling water for 10 seconds to 1 minute
depending upon the quantity.
till it gets pink color
let it slide out asap.
The drier the ingredients, the higher the quality
Just stir-fry chives and bean sprout without any oil
for a minute or two on medium heat, and then set aside
This technique is being named for sweating.
make some green onion in the pan and then
caramelize some onion after
This step by step Guangdong cooking method
can be more cumbersome than
cooking everything all together
But it sure bring out the higher quality
add some salt and pepper then
Add 1/3 of the scallion oil and stir-fry the velveted meat.
cook the meat for medium rare with high heat
as quick as possible
This is the most important
moment of the cooking process
medium rare is what you will be expecting
over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and
Add the rest of the oil and stir-fry the noodles
add meats and vegetables that you prepared
Just mix all ingredients
As if you are warming the food.
Then, torch 'em for bbq flavour. that's it.
Here come the perfect Chinatown Chow mein
Chow Mein plating is not easy..
Make sure there is no oil left over your plate
Guangdong people do not like it.