Celebratory food is a ritual. In Obelix's family, his dad makes his famous chow mein to celebrate birthdays. It's absolutely delicious and in my humble opinion, should not be restricted just to special occasions.
Ingredients for 4 very generous celebratory serves:
- 2 chicken thigh fillets or you can use pork loin.
- half a bunch of garlic chives
- 100g surimi (seafood extender)
- 3 cups of bean sprouts
- 300g of fresh chow mein noodles. Or you can use dried ones.
- 2 teaspoon of light soy sauce
- 5 teaspoon of rice wine or any other white wine you may have
- 3 teaspoon of caramel thick sauce. We use the Cheong Sam brand
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoon of rum
- 1 tablespoon of corn flour
- Optional extras: 1 grated carrot, 1 egg omelette sliced.
Method:
- Slice the chicken or pork until thin slices. Marinate with salt, pepper, corn flour and rum.
- Cut the garlic chives into 3 cm long strips.
- Break up the surimi into similar sized chunks.
- In a frying pan, fry off the meat until cooked and brown. Remove from pan.
- Fry off the surimi then the garlic chives and carrot (if using). Clean the frying pan in between if you need to.
- Quickly blanch the bean sprouts in hot water and drain.
- In a large pot, boil water and add the fresh chow mein noodles. Cook for 3 minutes. If you are using dried noodles, cook as per packet instructions.
- In a cup, mix together the caramel thick sauce, light soy sauce and rice wine. Pour this into a cleaned frying pan.
- Add cooked noodles, meat, garlic chives, surimi and bean sprouts and carrots (if using) into the frying pan with the sauce. Toss around using two wooden spoons or tongs.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Lovely served with chilli sauce and a sliced egg omelette on top.
- NB: we left out the carrot and egg in our version pictured as Bubbachuck has declared she does not like them.
Enjoy!
Until next time,
Nom Seeker, Glutt
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