Name: Chicken Chow Mein
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken thighs; 400 g Egg noodles; 300 g Green cabbage; 100 g Carrot; 150 g Bean sprouts; 40 g Spring onion; 10 g Garlic; 30 ml Soy sauce; 30 ml Oyster sauce; 20 ml Dry sherry; 8 g Sugar; 5 ml Sesame oil; 8 g Cornstarch; 1 g White pepper; 60 ml Water; 25 ml Vegetable oil

Method

Mix cornstarch with soy sauce, then oyster sauce, dry sherry, sugar, sesame oil and white pepper. Toss the chicken in a spoon of this sauce.
Soak the egg noodles in boiling water per the pack, then drain.
Heat vegetable oil over high heat. Stir-fry garlic and the chicken until the surface browns. Add cabbage, carrot and the white parts of the spring onion.
Add the noodles, remaining sauce and water. Toss 1 minute, then add bean sprouts and the rest of the spring onion. Serve.

Shopping tip

Noodles wok Milaneza or thin egg noodles. Molho de ostra at Continente. Rebentos de soja are in produce; skip if the bag looks tired and add extra cabbage.