🎉 Preserving my dad's Lo Mein (蔬菜捞麺) (+ 75TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!)

Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make vegetable lo mein! Also known as longevity noodles, my dad made these as a part of his 75th birthday feast. As you'll see, his lo mein recipe is uniquely delicious and scrumptious! 🍴 WRITTEN RECIPE + INGREDIENTS🍴 Visit our blog for step-by-step instructions: https://madewithlau.com/recipes/vegetable-lo-mein 🍜 JOIN THE CANTO COOKING CLUB 🍜 Develop the intuition and foundation to cook Cantonese food with exclusive classes from Daddy Lau! Take a free peek inside: https://bit.ly/mwlclub 🍳 COOKWARE WE USE/LOVE 🍳 - Chinese Cleaver: https://amzn.to/4eMSoL9 - Carbon Steel Wok: https://amzn.to/3BH16fq - Stainless Steel Spatula: https://amzn.to/4fomqVZ - Non-Stick Wok: https://amzn.to/47Q8fGk - Non-Stick Spatula: https://amzn.to/489rWsY - Gas Burner: https://amzn.to/3XYAQVI - Electric Burner: https://amzn.to/4eLoXZO - Steaming rack: https://amzn.to/4eKewpQ - Steaming rack with holes: https://amzn.to/408qPYu 🥢 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES WE USE/LOVE 🥢 - Infrared Laser Temperature Gun: https://amzn.to/3ZRioAK - Wireless Meat Thermometer: https://amzn.to/3BE6iRg - Food Scale: https://amzn.to/47QRIC6 👨‍🍳 DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 👨‍🍳 - Light Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NcsQva - Dark Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y6uyV8 - Chicken Bouillon: https://amzn.to/3ZQWn4V - Sesame Oil: https://amzn.to/3XJGef6 - Rice Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/4gJG405 - Shaoxing Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/3TWiBib - Premium Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/4drBPTS - Chili Oil: https://amzn.to/3Y7w1uo - Hoisin Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y9mwuJ - Vegetarian Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/47RJ0U5 - Gluten-Free Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NdKPRK - Handcrafted Soy Sauce: https://bit.ly/handcrafted-soysauce 🎥 MY CAMERA GEAR! 🎥 - Workhorse Camera: https://amzn.to/3UaMdsd - Lens for Wide Shots: https://amzn.to/3YpCUHD - Lens for Detail Shots: https://amzn.to/4h781if - Macro Lens: https://amzn.to/3Y6ANXF These links are affiliate links, which means that if you use our links to purchase these ingredients, Amazon pays my family a small amount for the sale - at no extra cost to you. If you use these links, we really appreciate the support! ⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲ 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Key Ingredients 01:38 - Start cooking noodles 02:17 - Wash vegetables and mushrooms 02:47 - Bring heat to a simmer for noodles 03:04 - Chop vegetables and mushrooms 03:58 - Drain and rinse noodles 04:18 - Heat the wok 04:43 - Start cooking garlic and vegetables 05:22 - On Wok Hei 06:22 - Add water, cover wok, prepare cornstarch 07:08 - Add flavors and noodles, cover wok 07:42 - How my dad’s method of lo mein differs 08:23 - Add cornstarch slurry 08:53 - Add bean sprouts, green onions, sesame oil 09:06 - Plate 09:47 - Celebrate with the Lau family! 11:04 - Cheers to Jenn & Ken’s engagement! 11:36 - Mommy Lau’s wishes for our friends 12:11 - Daddy Lau’s birthday wishes 13:28 - Thanks for watching! 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED 🔗 4000 year old bowl of noodles: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/4-000-year-old-noodles-found-in-china/#close Kenji's amazing content: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/dining/stir-fry-recipe-wok-hei.html Grace Young's book, "The Breath of a Wok" https://amzn.to/3iLVzG7 🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵 Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau Copyright Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/49e6fa9c Copyright Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/4ca8cc15 Overhead Camera Rig built by P.Oak - https://www.instagram.com/p.oak.co/ Chinese Subtitles by Wynee Pan - https://www.instagram.com/gotchacafenyc 💛 OUR FAMILY 💛 Learn more about the Lau family, and why we started this channel + blog: https://madewithlau.com/family 👋 CONNECT WITH US 👋 https://www.tiktok.com/@madewithlau https://www.instagram.com/madewithlau https://www.facebook.com/madewithlau https://www.pinterest.com/madewithlau 🙏 SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL 🙏 If you enjoy these videos and want to support us being able to continue creating content for many years to come, we’d love for you to consider becoming a patron of Made With Lau. https://www.patreon.com/madewithlau