Pam's thai noodles with chicken

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 ounces Chinese dried egg noodles or linguine; broken-up
4 Boneless skinless chicken breast halves; cut into chunks
1 Egg white; lightly beaten
2 tablespoons White wine
3 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Sugar
¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
¼ teaspoon MSG; optional
⅓ cup Soy sauce
⅓ cup Chicken stock
¼ cup Coarsely chopped peanuts
3 tablespoons Smooth peanut butter
3 tablespoons Firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons White wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
¼ cup Minced fresh mint
¾ cup Minced cilantro
1 Clove garlic; minced
2 Carrots; grated
2 Green onions; minced
½ teaspoon Crushed red pepper; or more to taste

Directions

MARINADE

SESAME-SOY DRESSING

1. Combine all marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add raw chicken pieces. Stir to coat thoroughly. Allow to marinate for 1 hour.

2. In a large saucepan, bring 4 quarts water to a boil. Add noodles, stir to separate, and reduce heat to medium. Cook noodles according to package directions. Remove from heat and drain.

3. While noodles are cooking, prepare the dressing. Toss warm noodles with dressing to coat thoroughly.

4. Stir-fry chicken pieces in 1 or 2 tablespoons of oil till completely cooked through, about 5 minutes.

5. Add chicken to noodles. Stir to coat chicken with dressing and to mix with noodles. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, mint leaves, if desired.

Sesame-Soy Dressing: Combine mint, cilantro and green onion in food processor bowl. Processed until minced. Transfer to large bowl. Process carrots in food processor until finely grated; transfer to same bowl. Add remaining dressing ingredients and thoroughly combine. Makes about 2-¾ cups. NOTES

: Mike's Favorite! This is a recipe from the California Culinary Institute, which I modified to suit our tastes. I personally, toss the green onions, carrots, mint and cilantro into the food processor--works well!

Recipe by: Pamela Creeden

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "creedenites" <creedenites@...> on Mar 21, 1998

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