Quality Chicken Chow Mein (Ingredients, Preparat [OC]

Have Ready:

• water
• 8 ounces of Chinese Noodles (you can probably find them the foreign foods section or the spaghetti and pasta aisle)
• 6 1/2 tablespoons of veggie oil
• 1 cup of uncooked chicken, skinned, boned and thin sliced
• 2 tablespoons of dark soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon of light soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons of cornstarch
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• 1 cup of black mushrooms (soak them in cold water for 15 minutes, then set them in a strainer and drain them, afterwords slice them thin)
• 4 1/2 cups of celery cabbage shreddded
• 4 tablespoons of chicken broth
• 1 cup of shredded canned bamboo shoots
• 1/4 cup of canned preserved turnips (soak them in water for 30 minutes in cold water, afterwords rinse them well to remove excess salt, then slice them thin)
• 1/4 teaspoom of monosodium glutamate (this is optional)
• 1/2 cup of thin-sliced canned abalone

Steps:

1. Bring the water to boil in a 2 qt. kettle. When boiling, drop in the noodles, cover and cook over a high heat for 15 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse in cold water. Return to the kettle, and pour in 1 tablespoon of veggie oil to keep the noodles separated. Set aside.

2. Add 1 teaspoon of veggie oil, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of light soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch to the chicken pieces in a bowl.

3. Preheat a wok. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil and when hot, swirl the garlic clove around the sides and bottom, then discard the garlic clove. Add the chicken mixture and quick-fry for 2 minutes. Add the celery cabbage, and stir for 2 minutes, then add the bamboo shoots, turnips amd monosodium glutamate (remember the monosodium glutamate is optional folks), and stir. Turn off the fire and add the abalone. Set aside in the wok.

4. Heat a skillet and add 2 tablespoons of veggie oil. When hot, stir in the cooked noodles with 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce. Mix well and pour into a platter or a plate or a bowl. Over the noodles, spoon the chicken mixture on top and serve immediately.

Serves around 4 people

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