Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 August 2008

Chicken stir fry with egg noodles (or how to cheat cooking Chinese food)

Stir fries are usually very quick to prepare, and they can also be a very healthy meal if you prepare it properly.
They can get even faster if you cheat a little and use all the making-your-life-easy packs available at local supermarkets. And the noodles are still going to taste beautifully.

Below, I'm presenting both recipes: the original if you want to try, and the cheating version, if you wanna be quick. Both versions serve 4 people.



Original:

Ingredients
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, squashed
1 medium red green or yellow pepper(s), chopped
1 packet beansprouts
2 carrots, grated
100 g mangetout
5 tablespoon soy sauce
3 teaspoon fresh coriander
1 pouch Blue Dragon Oyster & Spring Onion Sauce
800 g chicken breast, uncooked, skinless, in cubes
4 portions Sharwoods Medium Egg Noodles

Cheating version:

Ingredients
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 packet stir fry vegetables
5 tablespoon soy sauce
1 pouch Blue Dragon Oyster & Spring Onion Sauce
800 g chicken breast, uncooked, skinless, in cubes
4 portions Sharwoods Medium Egg Noodles



Instructions

Cook the noodles in plenty of boiling water until tender, about 5 minutes.
Drain well and sprinkle soy sauce and a bit of oil, mixing well.

Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and stir-fry the chicken until cooked thoroughly (not pink inside) with 2 spoons of soy sauce. Add all the vegetables and stir fry for 4 - 5 minutes.

Tip the cooked drained noodles into the wok or frying pan and stir-fry over a medium-high heat for 1 minute, stirring all the time.

Add the Chinese sauce and soy sauce to the wok. Stir-fry for another few moments, until thoroughly heated. Season to taste, then serve.

Tips:
1 - You can always substitute the oil for light oil spray, if you want to maintain the calories down;

2 - Substitute the chicken for pork, beef, or prawns, or combine them the way you want;

3- Substitute the Oyster & Spring Onion Sauce for any other type. There are many different types of sauce you can use for stir fry. I definitely recommend the Black Bean sauce, the Chow Mein, and the Hoi Sin & Garlic sauce.

Enjoy!