Sweet-Hot Chicken Fried Noodles

Ingredients

• 6 chicken thighs
• 20 oz vermicelli noodles
• 1 tablespoon white pepper
• salt and black pepper
• 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
• 1 1/2 limes, juiced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, juilinned
• 1 green bell pepper, julineed
• 1 carrot, very thinly sliced (long ways)
• 6 brown crimini mushrooms, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 5 leaves basil, chiffonade for garnish
• 1/3 cup neutral oil (veg, seed, nut oil)
• 1/3 cup beans sprouts
• 1/3 cup sugar peas
• 3 small red chili pepper, sliced
• 3 eggs, beaten

Sauce

• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon cane sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons chili oil
• 2 tablespoons sambal oelek
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 inch of ginger root, grated

Cooking

1. cut up and remove from bone (or use already boneless) the chicken thighs and season with the white pepper, olive oil, salt, black pepper, granulated garlic and lime. combine and mix well in a bowl or a large plastic sealing bag. let sit for at least 1 hour.
2. in a sauce pot combine the sauce ingredients and set on stove top. mix very well and place on medium heat. once the sauce starts to slightly bubble, remove from heat and stir very well again and set aside.
3. in a wok or large frying pan, add some of the oil and the beaten eggs. let form an omelet and remove from pan. roll up like a crepe and slice thinly. set aside.
4. in a wok or large frying pan, add the rest of the neutral oil and place on a high heat. once the wok or pan starts to light produce small plumes of smoke, add in the onion, peppers, carrot and toss and mix well for 2 - 3 minutes. add in the chicken and garlic and a little bit more oil if needed and continue to toss and mix for another 3 minutes. add the salt and pepper and the sugar peas and mushrooms and toss and mix for 2 minutes.
5. add in the egg and the noodles and the sauce and combine well, tossing and mixing for another 3 - 5 minutes. serve by garnishing with the basil and if desired extra bean sprouts and lime.

bon appetit