Chicken Chow mein

 

My little one, well I guess I won't call him so little now as he is now ten years old. But while his fussiness over food has decreased his eating speed has not. Mealtime can drag on for an hour and by the end of it both of us will be fuming. But one thing he loves is noodles. He adores noodle dishes and that is one of the meals that will speed up his eating.  And both of them love eating noodles with the chopsticks.  

This chow mein recipe is delicious. I have seen recipes by both Ken Hom and Ching He Huang on YouTube.  I bought these chicken thigh fillets which are very rarely available here in the Maldives and that too came in 2kg frozen blocks, I had to slightly thaw it a bit so that I was able to divide it into smaller portions and freeze it again. Do not freeze completely defrosted meat though. 

What I love about chicken thigh is that the meat doesn't dry out as it does with chicken breast pieces but I have tried this recipe with both chicken thigh and chicken breast, so feel free to use what is available.

As for vegetables, I have used cabbage, carrots and some leeks as I have seen in some of the Indian recipes on chow mein. 

What makes this dish so delicious is the stir-frying.  You have to cook it on high heat with constant stirring but make sure that the flavours come out and the vegetables are slightly soft but still retain the crunch. 

Yield: 4

Author: Nammi

Chicken Chow mein

Ingredients

chicken

• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp chilli sauce
• 1 tsp cornflour (corn starch)
• ½ tsp white pepper ( or use a pinch of black pepper if not available)
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 chicken boneless breast pieces or 3 chicken thigh, boneless

For the stir fry

• ½ cup shredded cabbage
• ¼ piece carrot, cut into thin strips.
• 4 green chillies, slit in half
• 1 leek sliced thinly or a small onion sliced
• 2 garlic chopped
• ½ inch ginger grated
• 3 packets of instant 2-minute noodles or egg noodles 

Stir fry sauce

• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1tsp chilli sauce
• 1 tsp tomato sauce
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

Chicken

1. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and place in a small bowl
2. Mix all the marinating ingredients onto the chicken and set aside for 10 to 20 minutes. 

Stir fry sauce

1. Mix all the stir-fry sauce ingredients in a small bowl along with 2-3 tbsp of water and set aside.

Chow mein

1. Heat a large pan with water, and season with salt, once it boils, add the noodles and then cook for two minutes, remove and rinse in water to stop the cooking process and set aside.
2. Heat a wok with about 4 tbsp oil, add the chicken pieces and cook until the chicken is cooked through and starting to colour. 
3. Remove to a plate, add a little more oil if needed add the garlic and ginger and stir fry for a few seconds before adding the leeks. Stir fry for a minute, then add the cabbage and carrots and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
4.  Next, add the chicken and stir for another 1-2 minutes.
5. Stir in the noodles, add the sauce and toss well to coat everything, then stir in the stir fry sauce and toss through so everything is well mixed with the sauce.

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