Woo Can Cook | Crispy Mongolian Pork Chow Mein

Hello! Hi everyone, Wesley here. Today we're diving back into our series dedicated to Chinese comfort food classics with a shot at a dish (if I'm being absolutely honest), I sort of made by mistake, which is a crispy pork chow mein. Let me explain. I have been making and eating chow mein for the majority of my life now, so a few months ago when I stumbled across a Shanghai "Cu Chow Mein" that I genuinely had never heard of, I was pretty intrigued. It is essentially a pretty straight forward pork and bok choy chow mein with one unique addition, which is the incorporation of thick, round noodles, in lieu of the more traditional lo mein. Commonly you may see these thick "Shanghai" noodles referred to as "Udon," and (although they are technically different) the more readily available Japanese udon is a very common substitute in this dish.

Today, I...bought the wrong noodles. So! Not to fear, y'all, let's get a little creative. For today's chow mein, we'll be slicing these center cut pork loin into long, thin strips, then coating corn starch in the style of a mongolian beef to create the crispiest wok sear to our pork that you will ever witness. Hope you try it.

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0:00 Hello Hi Everyone!
1:42 Mise En Place (veggies)
2:26 Mise En Place (pork)
3:15 Mise En Place (pork marinade)
4:05 Mise En Place (sauce)
4:38 On The Stove (noodle boil)
5:15 On The Stove (noodle sear)
6:14 On The Stove (pork sear)
6:45 On The Stove (stir fry)
7:28 Let's Eat!
8:35 Thanks For Watching!