If you work in Uptown Charlotte like I do chances are good that you have been to Fujo, the chinese restaurant in one of the Wells Fargo buildings. Before my company moved, our Charlotte office was located in that building and I’m sure it was one of my co-workers that first took me there. It’s great for a quick lunch and some time back I started eating Singapore Rice Noodles there. Essentially, it’s noodles, curry, chicken and fresh veggies.
During my trip to the Super G, I saw some dried rice noodles on the shelf and thought I’d give it a shot.
I googled a few recipes and ended up combining a few to come up with this recipe. NOTE: There is only one photo of the end product for this blog entry as once everything is chopped and ready…it cooks quickly. And since it was my first time making it, I was a bit pre-occupied.
So here is what I did/used:
I read all different kinds of ways to get the dry noodles ready. Eventually I followed the directions on the package and soaked them in a bowl of tepid tap water for 45 minutes (it said 5-10 but it just needed more time for the noodles to get al dente). After this, I used a colander to dry them off.
2-3 red/orange bell peppers sliced thin
2 green onions chopped
1 med size piece of ginger (to clean ginger simply chop the skin off on all sides and then chop it up)
2 handfuls of pre-shredded carrots
1 chicken breast sliced thin
2-3 cloves of minced garlic
I don’t have a wok so I used my deepest frying pan I had. I put in 2 tablespoons of toasted sesame oil in the pan and cooked the chicken. Because it was sliced thin it didn’t take long.
While the chicken was cooking, I combined 3 eggs, 2 more tablespoons of toasted sesame oil, and 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder. Strangely enough, I didn’t buy curry at the Super G and found curry (it’s yellow in color) at Wal-Mart in the spice aisle.
Once the chicken was done, I moved it onto a plate and scrambled the eggs.
I then moved the eggs onto a separate dish.
I then added another tablespoon of sesame oil and added in the ginger, garlic, and curry for about 1 minute.
Now it was time for the veggies. I added one more tablespoon of sesame oil and threw the veggies in. After about a minute or so I added a few tablespoons of water.
One more tablespoon of sesame oil and I added back the noodles to fry them up for a bout 30 seconds. Next, 1/2 cup of chicken broth is added. Bring it to a boil. Added back in the chicken and the eggs. Added some soy sauce and dry sherry (a few tablespoons each) and tossed.
I plated it and added some sprinkled cilantro over it. It was really really good.
The boyfriend and I crushed this plate with ony a left over lunch portion left for me. I can’t wait to make it again. Now…who to invite?
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