We'll start by boiling about 6 cups of water in a pot (the amount is pretty flexible).

Once the water is boiling, add the Vite Ramen Naked Noods (3 block) to the pot, stirring and separating them for 2-3 minutes.

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Drain the noodles with a colander, and then dunk them back into a pot or bowl of cold water for about a minute.

Drain the noodles again and set them aside.

We'll be washing and preparing several vegetables:

• celery (1 piece)​ - cut into small slices
• red onion - cut the onion into slices
• yellow chives (1 oz) - cut into about 1 inch pieces
• carrot (1 oz) - cut into slices, then strips
• king oyster mushroom (2 oz) - cut diagonally into slices, and then into strips. (diagonal cuts help the texture become less rough)
• green onion (1 piece) - cut diagonally into ~1 inch pieces
• bean sprouts (2 oz) - no cutting needed, just wash!

You can swap any of these out with other vegetables! Just try to avoid vegetables with higher water content (like bok choy).

To create our sauce, we'll be mixing oyster sauce (1 tbsp), sugar (1 tsp), water (2 tbsp), light soy sauce (1.5 tbsp), and dark soy sauce (1 tbsp) (gives it a darker color, slightly sweeter than light soy sauce).

Mix it well, and taste to see if it needs any adjustments.

Heating the wok and oil sufficiently is very, very important for making chow mein and other stir fries. Especially for a carbon steel wok, this process helps ensure that the wok doesn't stick to the food.

We'll set our stove on high heat and heat the wok for 1-3 minutes until smoke just barely starts emerging.

• If you have a nonstick pan or wok, be careful with using high heat and certainly don't wait until smoke starts emerging, as it could damage the nonstick surface.

Once you can see smoke, add corn oil (1 tbsp) (or another high smoke point oil) and roll it around to cover the surface of the wok. Then, pour out the oil into a bowl to be used later.

• This is a popular Chinese restaurant cooking technique called "long yauh".

Wipe off the non-cooking sides of the wok.

Time to cook everything! This part is pretty straightforward but there are a few nuances with heat and timing that I'll point out as we go.

Add the celery, carrots, king oyster mushrooms first, and then the green onions and red onions.

• We don't need to add additional oil, as our wok is already oily enough.
• Cook the veggies for about 1.5 - 2 minutes, and then transfer them into a bowl.

Turn the heat completely off before adding the noodles. Transfer some of the oil back into the wok, and add the noodles. Stir and flip the noodles around constantly.

• The wok is still really hot, and he doesn't want to burn the noodles.
• After adding the oil and noodles, we'll turn the heat back up to high.
• We'll cook the noodles by themselves for about 2 minutes.
• Add more oil about halfway through.

Turn the heat off, and add the cooked vegetables back in. Shortly after, add the bean sprouts.

• Leave the heat off for about a minute before turning back on high again.
• Second, notice the noodles are kind of creating a blanket over the harder veggies. This traps the veggies in heat and helps them cook a bit more.

From here, we're cooking everything for about 5 minutes until we're done. These times will probably vary depending on your stove and wok situation, but hopefully, this helps as a starting point.

Add the sauce about 2 minutes in, and mix everything together.

We'll add the sesame oil (1 tsp) and yellow chives about 4 minutes after adding the first set of veggies, about 1 minute before we're done cooking everything.

You can also optionally add a bit more of the cooking oil to the wok to give it more of a shiny, smooth texture.

Great chefs always try their creations throughout the process and adjust if necessary, so try it out and see if you're happy with it!

If so, then plate it and call your loved ones over. Time to eat!