CHICKEN MUSHROOM NOODLES

For those who love noodles and don't mind to spend a little more time to cook, here I wanna share this recipe! :)
I will split the ingredients into 3 parts; for the noodles, the soup, and the topping.

FOR THE NOODLES
250 gr dried egg noodles
1 tbs fish sauce
1 tbs garlic oil * (see how to cook)

FOR THE SOUP
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped, saute and set aside.
500 ml water
1 stalk of scallion - thinly sliced
pepper to taste
Chicken or beef soup stock to taste - I usually use DASHIDA
Beef balls

FOR THE TOPPING
Chicken mushroom * (see how to cook)
1 stalk of scallion - thinly sliced
Fried shallot - ( available at Asian grocery stores)
5 stalks of choy sum - wash, cut, and boil it - set aside

Now, let's start!

* CHICKEN MUSHROOM
Ingredients :
1 pack of chicken leg/thigh, cut into small pieces - set aside the skin.
4 tbs ABC sweet soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 inch fresh ginger, finely chopped
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
2 tbs oyster sauce
1 tbs fish sauce
1 can of straw mushroom

How to cook:
Heat oil in the pan, add garlic and ginger, saute until slightly brown.
Add chicken fillet,sweet soy sauce, fish sauce,oyster sauce and stir frequently until the chicken fully cooked.Then add straw mushroom and cook for another 5 minutes. (You can add salt and sugar if it's less salty/ sweet).

*GARLIC OIL
Ingredients:
3 cloves garlic - thinly sliced
chicken skin
3 tbs oil

How to cook:
Heat oil in the pan, fry the chicken skin together with the garlic until slightly brown, remove from heat and set aside.

SOUP
Bring 500 ml water to boil then add garlic, pepper,chicken soup stock, and beef balls.Remove from heat and sprinkle the scallion.

PREPARATION :
Boil noodles approximately 1 minute, drain and mix it with 1 tbs garlic oil and 1 tbs fish sauce in a bowl. Add choy sum and chicken mushroom on top of the noodles. Sprinkle with fried shallot and sliced scallion.

NOTE: THE CHILI SAUCE
Mix ground Thai chilies,minced garlic, sriracha sauce, sprinkle of salt, and 2 tbs of vinegar.Add a little bit of water.



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