| By: Lindley Hall |
Feel like you are eating at a local restaurant in Southern China when you consume this dish. This basic chicken chow fun recipe gives anyone the ability to prepare traditional Chinese food for themselves. When you are cooking, you will notice the strong smells of soy sauce, ginger, and garlic fill your kitchen. While preparing, make sure to use a large skillet as you need a lot of space to mix the vegetables, noodles, and chicken together!
Ingredients
Yield: 4 servings
2 Chicken Breasts (cubed)
14oz Rice Noodles
4 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Cornstarch
¼ tsp Black Pepper
Dash of Salt
3 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 tbsp Garlic
1 tbsp Ginger
¼ cup Onion
2 cups Broccoli
½ cup Red Pepper
Cooking Instructions
Dice chicken into cubes and marinate the cubes in 2 tbsp of soy sauce and all of the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and ground black pepper for about 10 minutes. At the same time, boil a large pot of water; once at a boil, place the rice noodles in to cook for 10 minutes and then drain. Soak the noodles in cold water until ready to combine with the vegetables. If the noodles are not soaked in cold water, they will become sticky and clump together.
In a medium sized skillet heated to a medium-high level, pour in 1 tbsp of cooking oil and add the chicken. Cook for 1-2 minutes on one side and then flip to the other side and cook until a light golden-brown color is visible. Remove the chicken from the skillet and place to the side.
Pour in the remaining 2 tbsp of cooking oil into the skillet and add the garlic and ginger; let them fry for about 30 seconds. Next, add the remaining 2 tbsp of soy sauce into the skillet along with the broccoli, onion, and red pepper for about 45 seconds. Add in the noodles and cook until they look slightly fried. Add in the cooked chicken and mix together. Serve immediately.
Notes
You can substitute chicken out for another type of meat or fish. You can also make this dish vegetarian by removing the chicken and adding tofu or extra vegetables. I used thin rice noodles, but traditional chow fun calls for wide rice noodles. You can use either width.
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