🍜 Dad's Cantonese Chow Mein (豉油王炒面)

Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make Cantonese Chow Mein, also known as supreme soy sauce chow mein. 🍴 WRITTEN RECIPE + INGREDIENTS🍴 Visit our blog for step-by-step instructions: https://madewithlau.com/recipes/cantonese-chow-mein 🍜 JOIN THE CANTO COOKING CLUB 🍜 Develop the intuition and foundation to cook Cantonese food with exclusive classes from Daddy Lau! Take a free peek inside: https://bit.ly/mwlclub 🍳 COOKWARE WE USE/LOVE 🍳 - Chinese Cleaver: https://amzn.to/4eMSoL9 - Carbon Steel Wok: https://amzn.to/3BH16fq - Stainless Steel Spatula: https://amzn.to/4fomqVZ - Non-Stick Wok: https://amzn.to/47Q8fGk - Non-Stick Spatula: https://amzn.to/489rWsY - Gas Burner: https://amzn.to/3XYAQVI - Electric Burner: https://amzn.to/4eLoXZO - Steaming rack: https://amzn.to/4eKewpQ - Steaming rack with holes: https://amzn.to/408qPYu 🥢 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES WE USE/LOVE 🥢 - Infrared Laser Temperature Gun: https://amzn.to/3ZRioAK - Wireless Meat Thermometer: https://amzn.to/3BE6iRg - Food Scale: https://amzn.to/47QRIC6 👨‍🍳 DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 👨‍🍳 - Light Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NcsQva - Dark Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y6uyV8 - Chicken Bouillon: https://amzn.to/3ZQWn4V - Sesame Oil: https://amzn.to/3XJGef6 - Rice Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/4gJG405 - Shaoxing Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/3TWiBib - Premium Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/4drBPTS - Chili Oil: https://amzn.to/3Y7w1uo - Hoisin Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y9mwuJ - Vegetarian Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/47RJ0U5 - Gluten-Free Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NdKPRK - Handcrafted Soy Sauce: https://bit.ly/handcrafted-soysauce 🎥 MY CAMERA GEAR! 🎥 - Workhorse Camera: https://amzn.to/3UaMdsd - Lens for Wide Shots: https://amzn.to/3YpCUHD - Lens for Detail Shots: https://amzn.to/4h781if - Macro Lens: https://amzn.to/3Y6ANXF These links are affiliate links, which means that if you use our links to purchase these ingredients, Amazon pays my family a small amount for the sale - at no extra cost to you. If you use these links, we really appreciate the support! ⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲ 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - The backstory on soy sauce chow mein 01:06 - Noodles: fresh vs steamed 01:50 - Noodles: distinguishing between Chinese egg noodles 02:18 - Steam the noodles 02:50 - Chop ingredients 03:52 - Prepare sauce 04:37 - A quick primer on soy sauce 05:58 - Steaming noodles vs boiling noodles 06:57 - Dunk in boiling water 07:13 - Drain the noodles, separate, cool 07:40 - Heat wok, start cooking 08:43 - Secrets for making chow mein 09:39 - Flip noodles, add oil 11:29 - Add veggies, flavors 13:37 - Plate 14:05 - Meal Time! 15:03 - All about noodles + getting the perfect texture 17:24 - Dad’s favorite soy sauce brand? 17:56 - Why this dish doesn’t come with meat + naming philosophy 19:15 - Did you eat this in China? 19:51 - Restaurant vs homemade chow mein 21:40 - On Wok Hei 22:32 - As long as you’re happy! 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED 🔗 - Shrimp Chow Fun (虾炒乐趣): http://youtu.be/gKw8jMn9Zmo - Longevity Noodles / Veggie Lo Mein: http://youtu.be/LrjNFtgSXks - Chinese Broccoli: http://youtu.be/zi3FB2NtLCc - How soy sauce is made - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMmyamL4VGw - Steaming rack with holes: https://amzn.to/408qPYu - Steaming rack: https://amzn.to/4eKewpQ 🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵 Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau Copyright Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/49e6fa9c Copyright Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/4ca8cc15 Overhead Camera Rig built by P.Oak - https://www.instagram.com/p.oak.co/ Chinese Subtitles by Wynee Pan - https://www.instagram.com/gotchacafenyc 💛 OUR FAMILY 💛 Learn more about the Lau family, and why we started this channel + blog: https://madewithlau.com/family 👋 CONNECT WITH US 👋 https://www.tiktok.com/@madewithlau https://www.instagram.com/madewithlau https://www.facebook.com/madewithlau https://www.pinterest.com/madewithlau 🙏 SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL 🙏 If you enjoy these videos and want to support us being able to continue creating content for many years to come, we’d love for you to consider becoming a patron of Made With Lau. https://www.patreon.com/madewithlau