Chicken Chow Mein

Name: Chicken Chow Mein
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400 g (14 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips; 125 ml (4 fl oz/1½ cup) peanut oil; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 250 g (9 oz) fresh thin egg noodles; 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) chicken stock; 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger; 100 g (3½ oz) sugar snap peas, trimmed; 100 g (3½ oz) bean sprouts, trimmed; 250 g (9 oz) Chinese cabbage (wom bok), finely shredded; ½ tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 3 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch); 4 spring onions (scallions), chopped; ½ tablespoons oyster sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) fresh thin egg noodles
2 teaspoons sesame oil

Main course

Method

Cook the noodles in a saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute, or until tender. Drain well. Add the sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil and toss. Place on a baking tray and spread out in a thin layer. Leave in a dry place for 1 hour.
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