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Chicken
- serves 4
Guyanese Chicken Chowmien - serves 6 to 8
Because this pasta
cannot be obtained in this part of the world, a Guyanese friend of mine uses
vermicelli pasta, either semolina durum or egg pasta. I have tried these for
this recipe and the taste is not the same, but I found that Chinese shrimp-flavor pasta does the trick nicely.
| 500gr. |
Guyanese chow mien noodles (can be found at West Indian
Markets) |
| 500gr. |
boneless chicken legs (beef, pork or a combination of all three
works as well) |
| 1 Tbsp. |
tomato paste |
| 2 Tbsp. |
dark soy sauce |
| 2 Tbsp. |
Five spice (recipe follows) |
| 1/2 tsp. |
pepper flakes |
| 2 tsp. |
ground black pepper |
| 2 cups |
bora beans, cut in 1/2 inch pieces (green or flat beans) |
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1 cup |
mushrooms, cut in quarters (1
oz. dried) optional |
| 1 |
medium size onion, cut in half and finely sliced |
| 1 |
red bell pepper, cut in thin strips |
| 2 cups |
carrots, cut in half and thinly sliced |
| 2 cups |
cabbage, thinly slice (or broccoli, cut in small florets) |
| 1/4 cup |
vegetable oil |
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Salt to taste |
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Cut meat in strips and season
with tomato paste, soy sauce, 1 Tbsp. of Five spice, pepper flakes,
black pepper and salt to taste. Preheat on medium-high a big pot with half of the vegetable
oil, cook the chicken thoroughly, stirring frequently (about 5 to 8 min.).
Take the chicken strips out of the pot and set aside.
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In the same pot, add the rest of
the oil, the other tbsp. of Five spice and tsp. of black pepper. In
the order given, add cabbage,
beans, carrots, broccoli (if using), onion, bell pepper and mushrooms, stirring frequently as you
add each vegetable. Cook about 5 min. in all, they should be crispy and add the
chicken, combine well. Check for salt and season to taste. Set aside.
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As vegetables are cooking, boil
noodles in salted boiling water according to packet
instructions, strain.
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Add cooked pasta to the
vegetables and give it a good toss. You might need some of the pasta cooking
water to help combine, but add a little as you toss.
Serve with a green salad.
Five Spice - makes about 2/3
cup
In a small bowl combine 2 Tbsp. each
of grounded Star Anis seeds, grounded fennel seeds, ground
Cinnamon, ground Ginger root and ground Nutmeg, mix well.
Use the required portion and freeze the rest in a
freezer safe container until further use.
Note:
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If using dry mushrooms you
do not need to reconstitute, the vegetables gives out enough liquid that the
mushrooms will soak it up, just break them into small pieces and add with
the beans.
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Omit all meat and just make
a vegetable chow mien adding the soy sauce, pepper flakes and black pepper to
the vegetables.
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For a quick
and nice presentation. Cook pasta separately, divide into individual bowls
and atop with the the stir-fry.
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Bora is the chinese long
bean. It is long, thin and tender and its flavor is different to the green
bean, but you can substitute for green beans or snow peas in this recipe.
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Guyanese
chow mien can be found at Caribbean or West Indian Markets.
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CHIEF
5-Spice Powder from the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago with no MSG, is my
favorite all-ready made spice for this dish. It is not the same as the
Chinese Five Spice.
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