Fresh Noodles with Chicken Breast

• The breasts of 1 young chicken (or guinea fowl), skin, bone, and cartilaginous fragments removed, cut cross-grain into ¼- to ⅓-inch strips

In a large, heavy receptacle, sauté the strips of breasts, salted, over a high flame for 1 or 2 minutes, until the flesh is firm and springy and all surfaces have turned milky and opaque in aspect; then add the herbs and the garlic and cook for a minute longer, the heat still high, stirring and tossing constantly. Add the drained noodles, toss well together with wooden forks, remove from the he