Best Chinese Longevity Noodles (Yee Mein) Recipe

Name: Best Chinese Longevity Noodles (Yee Mein) Recipe
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 cups chicken broth; 3 Tbsp oyster sauce; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tsp Shaoxing wine (optional); ½ tsp sugar; 2 x 200g (7 oz) packages of Yee Mein noodles; Neutral cooking oil; 1 large shallot, fine diced; 3 bunches of scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces, white and green parts separated; 3 thinly sliced ginger roots; 8-10 large shiitake mushrooms (fresh or rehydrated from dried), sliced; 1 can (about 15 fl. oz) straw mushrooms, well drained and halved lengthwise, see note; 3 Tbsp cornstarch whisked with 3 Tbsp cold water for cornstarch slurry; Salt to taste, amount depending on sodium content in broth used above

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Yee Mein/Yi Meinis also called E-fu noodles and Longevity Noodles, which is why they're part of every Chinese banquet or celebration dinner.

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Ingredients

3 cups chicken broth
3 Tbsp oyster sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tsp Shaoxing wine (optional)
½ tsp sugar
2 x 200g (7 oz) packages of Yee Mein noodles
Neutral cooking oil
1 large shallot, fine diced
3 bunches of scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces, white and green parts separated
3 thinly sliced ginger roots
8-10 large shiitake mushrooms (fresh or rehydrated from dried), sliced
1 can (about 15 fl. oz) straw mushrooms, well drained and halved lengthwise, see note
3 Tbsp cornstarch whisked with 3 Tbsp cold water for cornstarch slurry
Salt to taste, amount depending on sodium content in broth used above