Name: Yangchow Nestled Noodles (楊州窩麵)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ egg white; ¼ cup shredded bamboo shoots; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; ¼ pound small shrimp, shelled; ¼ pound thinly sliced loin of pork; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon dry sherry; 3 cups rich chicken or meat stock; ¼ teaspoon salt; 4 large or 6 medium dried black Chinese mushrooms (presoaked); Light soy sauce or salt to taste; 1 small clove garlic, crushed and peeled; ½ egg white (reserve other half for shrimp); 2 quarter-sized slices peeled ginger; ¼ cup shredded cooked Smithfield ham or substitute; ¼ pound thinly sliced breast of chicken; ½ pound noodles, boiled; ¼ cup shredded snow peas; 3 tablespoons oil; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; ¼ cup frozen peas, defrosted; 4 to 6 cups water; 1 tablespoon dry sherry

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6
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Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

This dish is a glorification of soup noodles. It contains less liquid and more topping, so that instead of swimming in broth the noodles are nestled luxuriously in a tureen between a little rich soup in the bottom and assorted meats and vegetables on top. It is a wonderful one-dish meal, and all the preparations can be done hours in advance, leaving only 3 minutes of cooking at the end.