Name: Chicken chow mein
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500g free-range chicken mince; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tblsp mild curry powder; 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 large carrot, shredded; 5 cups Chinese cabbage, shredded; 4 green spring onions, cut into 3cm lengths; 100g packet original fried noodles; SAUCE; 3 tsps cornflour; ½ cup chicken stock; 2 tblsps oyster sauce; 2 tblsps kecap manis

Chicken chow mein

Comfort food at its finest.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

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Beef swap: Try replacing chicken mince with beef mince, for a change. You will need about 1/2 medium cabbage (600g) for this recipe.

Ingredients

500g free-range chicken mince

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tblsp mild curry powder

2 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges

1 large carrot, shredded

5 cups Chinese cabbage, shredded

4 green spring onions, cut into 3cm lengths

100g packet original fried noodles

SAUCE

3 tsps cornflour

½ cup chicken stock

2 tblsps oyster sauce

2 tblsps kecap manis

Method

To make sauce, blend cornflour with stock in a jug. Stir in oyster sauce and kecap manis.

Heat an oiled, large wok over a high heat. Add chicken and garlic. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes, breaking up mince, until browned. Add curry powder. Stir-fry for about 2 minutes, or until fragrant.

Add tomatoes and carrot. Stir-fry for a further 2 minutes. Add the sauce mixture and stir-fry until boiling. Stir in cabbage and onions. Remove from heat. Stir through noodles.

Serve garnished with extra onions, if desired.

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