Recipe - Lisas Chicken Chow Mein

1 pack Fresh chinese noodles
1 Chicken breast; cut into
thin strips
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Rice wine
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
Bok choy or other greens,
such as spinach; thinly
cut or sliced up
Bean sprouts; washed and
drained
Celery; thinly cut or sliced up *
Carrots; julienned*
Shiitake mushrooms;
julienned*
1/3 cup Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Oyster sauce
1 tablespoon Black bean paste**
1 pn Sugar

* Optional

**If possible, try to get the authentic kind sold in Chinese or Korean
markets. These have the best flavor. But if all you can get a hold of is
the supermarket variety, that's all right. Or it can be omitted altogether,
if there is none to be had in your area.

1. Cook the noodles in boiling water until done. Drain.

2. Marinade the meat in soy sauce, rice wine, and cornstartch for at least
30 minutes.

3. In a measuring cup, mix together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, black
bean paste, and sugar. Set aside.

4. Heat a large wok on high. When the wok is smoking add the oil. Stir
fry the vegetables briefly, in batches if necessary, and transfer to a
bowl.

5. Reheat the wok and add more oil. Add the marinated chicken and stir
fry until the meat is cooked. Add the soy sauce mixture in step 3 and cook
until boiling.

6. Add the noodles and vegetables to wok and toss well to coat. Take off
the heat.

Note: 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 it outdoors, of course!)
Recipe By : Lisa Oh (lisa_o@msn.com)

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #262

Date: Sun, 27 Oct 96 10:41:10 UT

From: "Lisa Oh" Lisa_O@msn.com