Spicy-Sweet Szechuan Chicken Lo Mein

🥘 Ingredients

• chopped chicken breast
  20 oz
• cooking oil
  4 tsp
• green bell pepper
  2 unit
• honey
  2.667 tbsp
• lo mein noodles
  9 oz
• miso sauce concentrate
  2 unit
• onion
  2 unit
• peanuts
  2 oz
• pepper
• portobello mushrooms
  4 unit
• rice wine vinegar
  5 tsp
• salt
• soy sauce
  2 tbsp
• szechuan paste
  4 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• small bowl
• large pan
• large pan
• medium pot

1. 

   1

   Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil (season with salt ). Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion . Halve, core, and thinly slice green bell pepper into strips. Using the tip of a spoon, remove and discard black gills from undersides of portobello mushrooms ; trim any large stems if necessary. Thinly slice mushrooms into strips (if strips are too long, cut them in half crosswise).

   salt, onion: 2 unit, green bell pepper: 2 unit, portobello mushrooms: 4 unit
2. 

   2

   In a small bowl , whisk together honey , miso sauce concentrate , half the soy sauce , half the rice wine vinegar , half the szechuan paste (use more for more heat), and 1/4 cup water. (For 4 servings, use all the soy sauce, all the vinegar, and 1/3 cup water.) Rinse shrimp under cold water. Pat shrimp or chopped chicken breast dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper . Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add shrimp or chicken in a single layer; cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.

   honey: 2.667 tbsp, miso sauce concentrate: 2 unit, soy sauce: 2 tbsp, rice wine vinegar: 5 tsp, szechuan paste: 4 tbsp, chopped chicken breast: 20 oz, pepper, cooking oil: 4 tsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a large drizzle of oil in the large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, ⏱️ 6 minutes . Stir in the Szechuan sauce mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has reduced and slightly thickened, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Use the pan used for shrimp or chicken here.
4. 

   4

   Once water is boiling, add lo mein noodles to the medium pot . Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 6 minutes . Drain.

   lo mein noodles: 9 oz
5. 

   5

   While noodles cook, roughly chop peanuts . Add drained noodles to the pan with veggies; toss until noodles are thoroughly coated in sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. Add shrimp or chicken to the pan along with noodles.

   peanuts: 2 oz
6. 

   6

   Divide lo mein between shallow bowls. Top with peanuts and serve. Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.