Ultimate Homemade Lo Mein Recipe with Thai Basil and Chilis

Name: Ultimate Homemade Lo Mein Recipe with Thai Basil and Chilis
Ingredients: 8 oz dried lo mein noodles (or 12 oz fresh noodles); oil for searing; 12 oz your choice of meat (chicken, beef, pork, shrimp and flaky fish like haddock pair beautifully); 1/4 cup thai basil (chopped); 1 1/2 TBSP dark soy sauce ((or 3 TBSP regular soy sauce)); 1 TBSP garlic (minced); 1/2 TBSP ginger (minced); 1/2 tsp liquid smoke; 1/2 cup vegetable broth (or correlating broth depending on your choice of meat); 1/4 cup thai basil (whole leaves or chopped); 4 thai chilis (seeded & sliced); 1 1/2 TBSP ginger (minced); 3 TBSP Shaoxing wine; 2 TBSP dark soy sauce; 1 1/2 TBSP cornstarch; 2 TBSP granulated sugar; 3-4 stalks green onions (chopped); 12-14 leaves yu choy