Chicken Lan
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Chicken Lan

👤 2 servings medium 🌍 Chinese m.youtube.com ↗

This is a classic stir-fried chicken noodle dish featuring tender sliced chicken marinated in a flavorful mixture, combined with fresh vegetables and a savory sauce. Ian Fujimoto shares his technique for creating this restaurant-quality dish at home, with the key being proper marination and quick cooking in a hot wok to maintain texture and flavor.

ChickenNoodlesStir-Fry

Ingredients

  • 0.5 lb chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce (light)
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce (dark)
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • 0.25 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 0.25 tsp white pepper
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 sweet onion
  • 1 cup cabbage
  • 0.5 cup carrots
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 tbsp butter sauce
  • 0.5 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 0.5 tsp sugar
  • 0.125 tsp MSG
  • 0.5 lb noodles
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 quarts water

Instructions

  1. Slice chicken breast into thin slices and place in a bowl.
  2. Add soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, baking soda, cornstarch, white pepper, and salt to the chicken. Mix to marinate.
  3. Prepare vegetables: slice sweet onion, matchstick cut cabbage and carrots, and chop green onions into 3-inch sections. Keep green onions separate.
  4. Prepare sauce by combining light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, butter sauce, sesame oil, grated garlic, ginger, white pepper, sugar, and MSG. Flip the bowl as part of the recipe.
  5. Bring a large wok of water to a boil.
  6. Cook noodles for about 20 seconds, then remove and rinse under cold water.
  7. Add marinated chicken to the wok and cook for about 60 seconds until cooked through.
  8. Remove chicken and drain water from the wok.
  9. Add oil to the wok, then add vegetables (onion, cabbage, carrots).
  10. Once vegetables start to soften, add sauce around the edge of the wok.
  11. Toss in the noodles and cooked chicken back into the wok.
  12. Add green onions and toss everything together to combine.
  13. Serve immediately.

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