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Chow Mein

Sep 9th, 2010 @ 06:51 am › admin
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Chicken Chow Mein is a classic Chinese dish that’s so versatile and easy to make it would be a crime for you not to try it.

Ingredients

225g medium egg noodles
50g Parma ham, shredded
100g skinned chicken breast
2½ tbsp finely chopped garlic
50g mangetout, trimmed
2 tsp light soy sauce
2 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
2 tbsp sesame oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp white pepper
½ tsp sugar
3 tbsp chopped spring onions
2 tsp sesame oil

For the marinade

2 tsp light soy sauce
2 tsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
1 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp white pepper

Instructions

Cook the noodles first, by boiling them for 3-5 minutes in a pan of boiling water. Drain and place into cold water, drain, then cover with a little sesame oil.
Slice the chicken breasts into strips, then combine with the light soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Mix well and leave to marinate for a while.
Heat a wok until it’s smoking . Add one tablespoon of oil and add the chicken.
Stir-fry for two minutes, then transfer to a plate.
Reheat the wok, and add the remaining oil. Add the garlic and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add the mangetout and ham and fry for a minute.
Add the noodles to the wok, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice wine, salt and pepper, the sugar and spring onions and continue to stir-fry for a further two minutes.
Return the chicken to the wok and continue to fry for 3-4 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
Stir in sesame oil, turn onto warm plates and serve at once.

You can change to rice noodles if you like for a finer result, just alter the cooking time accordingly. Swap chicken for pork or beef, Char Sui pork works well here.

Cooking time (duration): 20

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: Chinese

My rating: 4 stars: ★★★★☆ 1 review(s)