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Chicken Chow Mein #8

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Ingredients:

  • 1 pk Dried or fresh chinese noodles; 12 oz
  • 1 Chicken breast; (2 halves) in thin strips
  • 1 tb Soy sauce
  • 1 tb Rice wine
  • 1 tb Cornstarch
  • 1 sm Head bok choy; leaves & stalks, thinly sliced
  • 1 Container fresh bean sprouts; (about 1-1/2 C.) rinsed and drained
  • 1 c Celery; thinly sliced
  • 1 c Carrots; julienned
  • 1 c Mushrooms; shiitake, if possible, small pieces
  • 1/3 c Soy sauce
  • 1 tb Oyster sauce
  • 1 tb Black been paste or sauce
  • 1 pn Sugar
  • 1 tb Peanut oil

Directions:

Mix together the first soy sauce, rice wine, and cornstarch and then marinate chicken in it for at least 30 mins. While chicken is marinating, cook noodles in boiling water till done. Drain.
 
Mix together second soy sauce, oyster sauce, black bean paste, and sugar. Set aside.
 
Heat a large wok on high. When the wok is smoking add 1/2 T. oil. Stir fry vegetables briefly, and transfer to a bowl. Keep warm.
 
Reheat wok and add remaining 1/2 T. oil. Add the marinated chicken and stir fry until meat is cooked. Add the soy sauce mixture and cook until boiling. Add noodles and vegetables to wok and toss well to coat. Serve with chow mein noodles, if desired.
 
ORIGINATOR Above SUBMITTOR Grace Wagner (wgmm@citynet.net) DATE 11/8/96
 
See Notes: Recipe By : Lisa Oh (lisa_0@msn.com) 10/96
 
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #285
 
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 09:13:42 -0500
 
From: Grace Wagner <wgmm@main.citynet.net>
 
NOTES : Notes from Lisa: "Try to get the authentic kind of black bean paste sold in Chinese or
 
Korean markets. These have the best flavor. But if all you can get is the
 
supermarket variety, that's all right. Or it can be omitted altogether.
 
It is important to have a good heat source to achieve good results in
 
chinese cooking. I have found that ordinary kitchen stoves leave something
 
to be desired when the recipe calls for stir frying over high heat. If
 
possible, use an outdoor cooking device, such as propane gas stoves
 
designed for outdoor cooking. Use outdoors, of course."