Lo Mein Noodles (Twin Marquis)
Hello!
I've been on a tangent for the past ~4 years attempting to try and get the Asian food I cook at home as close to authentic as possible. The idea of being able to cook something like Kung Pao tofu better than my local takeout has always been exciting to me. This has resulted in me having roughly 30 different sauces in my fridge door, and a massive amount of respect for Asian cuisine and culture.
One thing I've never been able to nail is Lo Mein. I usually buy the Twin Marquis "Fresh" (frozen) noodles from my local Asian market. The issue for me is that they taste INSANELY starchy and eggy, to the point where I cannot taste any sauce that its added to. I end up adding a bunch of junk to it and still somehow taste the noodles punching through in an unpleasant way.
I've attempted thawing them prior and washing the starch off, doubling or even tripling the sauce, cold plunge after cooking, but they are still the only flavor I taste. Does anyone have any suggestions, is this something anyone else experiences, or maybe I just don't like the flavor of egg noodles and I just don't know it yet? Noted that I love takeout Lo Mein.