Chicken chow mein is a very popular Chinese recipe that is basically Chinese chowmein made with chicken. The noodles or chowmein made using small chicken pieces are known as chicken chowmein. The original recipe of Chinese chicken chowmein is also adopted be various other countries such as America, and Japan. Some of the common ingredients used to make chicken chowmein are egg noodles, chicken, spring onions, chopped onion, garlic clove, dark soy sauce, vinegar, chopped beans, mushrooms, broccoli, bean sprouts, carrots, onions, bell peppers, oil and salt to taste. Garlic, oyster sauce, dry sherry, soy sauce and condensed chicken broth are cooked to form a thick gravy. This gravy is then served piping hot over a bed of pan fried noodles. Deep fried crispy noodles may also be added to the chicken chow mein for that added crunch.