Beef or Chicken Lo Mein

This recipe is so easy and super yummy.  It is taken from the cookbook Cooking with WOW!  This recipe is taken from the restaurant Hu's on First.

Beef or Chicken Lo Mein
2 Tbsp sesame oil
12 oz sliced beef or chicken
1 small red onion, chopped
1 cup broccoli florets
1/2 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
2 tsp chopped ginger
2 tsp chopped garlic
1 Tbsp water
1 lb fresh, cooked egg noodles
Lo mein sauce (see recipe below)
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water


Lo Mein Sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup oyster sauce
1/2 cup chicken stock
In a bowl, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce and chicken stock.  Set aside.


1. In a wok, over high heat, add sesame oil, then add meat, cook until brown.  Remove meat from wok and set aside.  Add vegetables, ginger and garlic to hot wok for 1-2 minutes, add water to steam broccoli.  Cook out water.  Add meat and sauce to wok, bring to a boil, then add noodles.  In a bowl, combine cornstarch and water to create a slurry, add to boiling sauce 1 tablespoon at a time to achieve desired thickness.