serves
6
prep
10 minutes
cook
10 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
6
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
10
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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The Long or the Short of It: Noodles or Rice
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • cooking • 25m
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episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • cooking • 25m
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Ingredients
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) vegetable oil
- 600 g chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3 cm pieces
- 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1 bunch choy sum, cut into 3 cm lengths
- 1 tsp chicken stock powder
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 kg Hokkien noodles
- Salt and white pepper, to season
- 6 medium spring onions, thinly sliced
- 3 cups bean sprouts
- Chilli sauce, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the chicken and sear for 3 minutes per side, or until well-browned. Stir through the garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute, followed by the choy sum. Add the stock powder, the sauces, sugar and 1 ½ cups water. Bring to a simmer. Taste the liquid – it should be strong-tasting and salty.
- While the chicken is cooking, using a paring knife, poke a few holes into the pack of Hokkien noodles and microwave for 4 minutes. Massage the bag to break up the noodles, then add them to the pan with the chicken. Toss well to coat and cook for a further 3 minutes, or until the noodles have absorbed all the liquid.
- Season to taste with salt and white pepper as you like. Stir through the spring onion (reserve a little to garnish!) and bean sprouts. Transfer the quick chicken noodles to a large serving platter, sprinkle with the reserved spring onion and serve with the chilli sauce.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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