Chicken Chow Mein

Title:
Chicken Chow Mein

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Oriental




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






 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 


 


 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."