Chicken-Pork Chow Mein Recipe

  Chinese Chicken

Ingredients:
2 whole chicken breasts
8 oz. lean boneless pork
2 2/1 tablespoons rice wine (Aji Mirin), divided
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 medium yellow onions
1 green bell pepper
2 stalks celery
4 oz. bok choy or Napa cabbage
1 piece fresh ginger about 1 inch square
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/3 cup water
2 envelopes chicken broth mix
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
8 green onions

FRIED NOODLES:
8 oz. Chinese thin egg noodles
Salted water
3 cups vegetable oil for frying
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions:
Prepare fried noodles. (Purchased chow mein noodles may be substituted.) Skin and bone chicken and cut into 1 inch pieces. Cut pork into similar sized pieces. Blend 1/2 tablespoon each of the rice wine and soy sauce and 1 teaspoon cornstarch in large bowl. Mix in chicken and pork until well coated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Peel yellow onions, cut in half, then into 1/2 inch thick slices. Separate slices. Remove seed from pepper and cut into strips. Cut celery into 1/2 inch diagonal slices. Shred cabbage into about 1/4 inch shreds. Pare ginger and chop finely. Heat wok, add 2 tablespoons oil around sides over high heat. Stir-fry ginger and garlic in the oil for 1 minute. Add chicken and pork; stir-fry until pork is no longer pink; about 5 minutes. Add prepared vegetables; stir-fry until vegetables are tender-crisp. Combine water, broth mix, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice wine and cornstarch. Pour into wok; cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens. Cut green onions into strips and add to wok. Cook 1 minute more. Arrange noodles on plate and spoon chow mein over top.

FRIED NOODLES:Cook noodles in boiling salted water until tender. Drain well. Arrange several layers of paper towels over a cookie sheet. Spread noodles evenly over papers and allow to dry for 2 to 3 hours. Heat oil in a wok to 375 degrees. Using a slotted spoon, cook small amount of noodles at a time in oil until golden, about 30 seconds. Remove from oil and drain. Repeat to cook remaining noodles.
4 servings.

Chicken-Pork Chow Mein
 

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