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Lo Mein

chantelp0508
chantelp0508 Posts: 162 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
anyone have a recipe for vegetable lo mein that tastes similar to take out?

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  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    Sorry there were no replies.Lo Mein is a fav,but so far,nothing helps to make it taste like take out.
  • anaxmann
    anaxmann Posts: 103 Member
    From what I understand, the only way to make it taste like take out is to add a lot more peanut oil than you probably want to. I have an acquaintance who says that lo mein depends on peanut oil for that take out flavor, as well as a very hot wok, sugar, and MSG.
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    That sounds likely.Hate to think of all the sauces tried.......with no change in taste.Oh,well....will stick with take out.
  • ScaledArtistHair
    ScaledArtistHair Posts: 10 Member
    edited May 2017
    I'm a sucker for Lo Mein/ Pad Thai however I've yet to find a recipe that tastes like take away without total sabotage.
    However I use rice noodles, Vegan bullion paste, soynut butter, and sriracha with fresh-squeezed orange juice as a base for my pad thai and it comes pretty darn close. You could use peanut butter but this way soyNut Butter tends to have a more of a mild taste and less sweet than peanut butter. And if you use peanut butter please use the natural stuff not Jiff or Skippy. Waaaaay too sweet & high in sugar.
  • dklibert
    dklibert Posts: 1,196 Member
    Try Chef Tom's YouTube channel he cooks most restaurant recipes there. https://youtube.com/user/fortunecooking/search?query=lo+mein
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