Filipino Braised Noodles

Ingredients

• 6 ounces dried rice stick noodles
• 1/4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken
• 1/4 lb. medium raw shrimp
• 1/2 small carrot
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/2 medium onion
• 1/2 small red bell pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 cup julienned cabbage
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Method

• Getting Ready:
• 1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook rick stick noodles for 1 minute. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again. Cut noodles into about 4" lengths.
• 2. Thinly slice chicken. Shell, devein, and butterfly shrimp. Cut carrot and celery into thin diagonal slices. Cut onion and bell pepper into julienne strips.
• Cooking:
• 1. Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add oil, swirling to coat sides. Add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add chicken and cook for 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook until pink, about 1 minute.
• 2. Add carrot, celery, onion, bell pepper and cabbage; cook for 1 minute. Add noodles, broth, soysauce, oyster-flavored sauce, and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until vegetables and noodles are tender and liquid is absorbed, 3-4 minutes.
• Stir Fry

Notes

• SERVINGS: 4
• SOURCE: Martin Yan