Basic noodles chicken topping #2

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4Dried black mushrooms
1cupWhite meat chicken
1tablespoonSoy sauce
¼teaspoonSugar
¼teaspoonSalt
1dashPepper
½cupBamboo shoots
½poundsSpinach
2slicesSmoked ham
2tablespoonsOil
¼teaspoonSalt
2teaspoonsSoy sauce

Directions

1. Soak dried mushrooms.

2. Slice chicken. Combine soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Add to chicken and toss to coat.

3. Slice bamboo shoots and soaked mushrooms. Shred spinach and mince ham.

4. Heat oil. Add remaining salt, then chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 minutes). 5. Add bamboo shoots, mushrooms and spinach; stir-fry 2 minutes more.

Sprinkle with remaining soy sauce.

6. Arrange mixture as a topping over noodles in soup. Garnish with minced ham and serve. VARIATIONS:

1. For the chicken, substitute shelled and deveined shrimp.

2. For the spinach, substitute 2 tablespoons cloud ear mushrooms (soaked5.

sliced; and ¼ cup lily buds (soaked), cut in two.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .