Noodles in soup with chicken and ham

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼poundsEgg noodles
¼poundsWhite meat chicken
poundsSmoked ham
6cupsStock
2Scallion stalks
2slicesFresh ginger root
½teaspoonSalt

Directions

1. Parboil noodles as in "Parboiled Noodles #1/#2" and keep warm.

2. Place unsliced chicken and ham in a pan with stock. Bring to a boil; then simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Remove chicken and ham; cut in 2-inch strips and keep warm.

3. Cut scallion stalks in ½-inch sections; mince ginger root. Add both to soup, along with salt, and bring to a boil again.

4. Transfer noodles to individual bowls and pour soup over. Top with chicken and ham strips and serve. VARIATION: At the end of step 2, reheat the noodles briefly in the soup; then transfer them to individual bowls.

Top with chicken and ham strips; garnish with minced ginger root and scallions. Then pour the hot soup over and serve.

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