This is a family favourite! With chicken, prawns, vegetables, and crispy fried noodles, it’s a meal in its own right.
Servings
8
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
30
minutesTotal time
1
hourIngredients
1 cup chicken
1 cup chicken liver (optional)
10-12 cleaned prawns
½ cup egg noodles
1 medium onion
1-2 cups carrots
1½ cup cabbage
3 spring onions
1 cup bean sprouts
¼ cup oil
½ cup chicken stock
2 eggs
1 tomato
2 tbsp coriander leaves
1 tbsp cornflour
- Seasoning
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp vinegar
½ cup ketchup
- Marinade
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp sugar
¼ tsp soy sauce
2 tbsp cornflour
½ egg
Directions
- Cut the chicken and chicken liver in strips
- Split the prawns in half and de-vein.
- Marinate chicken and prawns (and if using chicken liver) for at least 30 minutes.
- Peel the carrots and thinly slice (like tooth picks) to about 1″ long.
- Peel the onions and thinly slice. Keep in a separate bowl.
- Thinly slice the cabbage and cut to about 1″ long. Keep in a separate bowl.
- Chop the spring onions and place in a separate bowl. Keep in a separate bowl.
- Boil the egg noodles and drain.
- In a frying pan heat 1 tbsp of oil and spread the boiled noodles as an even layer. Let it fry on medium heat till crisp on one side.
- Flip the noodles and fry the other side. If you feel the frying pan doesn’t have enough grease, add another Tbsp of oil.
- When the noodles are crisp from both sides, move it to the serving bowl (as a flat layer).
- In a deep cooking pan heat oil and add the marinated chicken+prawn mixture. Fry for a few minutes on medium flame until chicken changes colour.
- Add the carrots and stir fry for 15 seconds.
- Add the onions and stir fry for 15 seconds.
- Add the cabbage and stir fry for 15 seconds.
- Prepare the seasoning by mixing everything together in a small bowl.
- Add the bean sprouts, spring onions, seasoning, and stock. Cook covered for 5 minutes on medium heat.
- Dissolve the remaining 1 tbsp cornflour in water in a separate bowl and slowly addd into the pan stirring constantly.
- Cook uncovered on medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Pour on top of the crispy noodles.
- Garnish with double fried egg, tomato slices and chopped coriander leaves.
