Stir-Fried Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables

Ingredients

• 300 g Chicken breast (cut into small pieces)
• 1 tsp Cornstarch
• 2 tbsp Light soy sauce (for the marinade)
• 1.5 tbsp Sunflower oil or sesame oil (for the marinade and for frying the chicken)
• Salt (for the chicken marinade, to taste)
• Pepper (for the chicken marinade, to taste)
• 250 g Chinese-style noodles (briefly soaked in hot water; do not leave in the water too long)
• Sesame oil (for frying the vegetables; amount not specified)
• 1 Carrot (finely chopped)
• 0.5 Onion (finely chopped)
• 1 Garlic clove (finely chopped or minced)
• 2 Spring onions (remaining vegetables; sliced)
• Fresh bean sprouts (a handful; amount not specified)
• Salt (for the vegetables and noodles, to taste)
• Pepper (for the vegetables and noodles, to taste)
• 3 tbsp Dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Teriyaki sauce
• Chili (optional, only if a spicy dish is desired)

Steps

1. 1

   Cut the chicken breast into small pieces and place them in a bowl.

2. 2

   Add the cornstarch, light soy sauce, salt, pepper, and the specified sunflower or sesame oil to the chicken, and mix thoroughly.

3. 3

   Let the marinated chicken stand for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   While the chicken is marinating, prepare the carrot, onion, garlic, spring onions, and bean sprouts, chopping them as needed.

5. 5

   Place the noodles in hot water briefly. Make sure they do not remain in the hot water too long.

6. 6

   Heat a pan at setting 6 out of 9 and add a little oil.

7. 7

   Pan-fry the marinated chicken until it develops a light crust.

8. 8

   Remove the fried chicken from the pan and set it aside.

9. 9

   Heat a little more sesame oil or another oil specified in the recipe in the same pan.

10. 10

    Add the carrot, onion, and garlic to the pan and fry.

11. 11

    Add the dark soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, salt, pepper, and chili if desired to the fried vegetables, and briefly mix everything together.

12. 12

    Add the prepared noodles to the pan.

13. 13

    Add the spring onions and bean sprouts as the remaining vegetables, along with the fried chicken.

14. 14

    Mix everything thoroughly and serve the stir-fried noodles immediately.

Notes

The amount of additional oil for frying the vegetables, as well as the amounts of salt, pepper, chili, and bean sprouts, are not specified in the original. Soak the noodles in hot water only briefly to prevent them from becoming too soft.

Nutrition per serving

• Main course
• East Asian
• One-pan dish
• Quick
• Chicken
• Noodles
• Lactose-free
• Savory