Chicken Chow Mein

Description: Chicken with noodles, mushrooms, onions, etc. Everyone prepares this dish a little differently. This was pretty close to my ideal version, but I'm still working on it. Prepare the sauce and chop all the vegetables before you begin. Yield: 4 servings

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Brine

Qty	Unit	Ingredient
2		Chicken Breasts
1/2	c.	Soy Sauce
1/2	c.	Water
1	Tbsp.	Ground Ginger
3	cloves	Garlic (minced)

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a bag
2. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours

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Chicken

Qty	Unit	Ingredient
2		Brined Chicken Breasts
3/4	c.	Flour (for dredging)
		Olive Oil

Directions:

1. Cube chicken breasts
2. Dredge chicken in flour
3. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat
4. Brown chicken and remove from pan

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Sauce

Qty	Unit	Ingredient
1/2	c.	Soy Sauce
1	Tbsp.	Rice Wine (or Dry Sherry)
1	tsp.	Oyster Sauce
1	tsp.	Sesame Oil
2	tsp.	Corn Starch

Directions:

1. Combine soy sauce, rice wine, oyster sauce, and sesame oil
2. Whisk in corn starch until disolved

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Vegetables

Qty	Unit	Ingredient
1	stalk	Celery (Cut thin on diagonal)
1/2		Yellow Onion (Coarsely chopped)
4	oz.	Mushrooms (sliced)
1	can	Bamboo (Sliced)
2	c.	Mung Bean Sprouts
3	cloves	Garlic (minced)
1 1/2	tsp.	Ground Ginger
8	oz.	Asian Noodles (prepared according to package directions)

Directions:

1. After removing chicken from the pan, add celery and onion
2. Cook until onion is softened
3. Add mushrooms, bamboo, and bean sprouts
4. Cook until mushrooms and bean sprouts soften
5. Add garlic and ginger and cook for about a minute
6. Re-introduce chicken and add sauce
7. Add cooked noodles
8. Mix until sauce coats chicken and noodles
9. Serve