Instant Noodles with Chicken, Ham, and Vegetables

Ingredients

Noodles – 4 Instant Noodles

Chicken Thigh meat – 1 cubed into bite size pieces

Ham/Gammon- 3 thick slices in bite size pieces

Crushed Black Pepper – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Sunflower oil

Eggs – 3

Ginger – ½ tsp chopped finely

Garlic – 1 large clove chopped finely

Red or White Onion – 1 large – thick slices

Fresh red chillies – cut in circles

Runner Beans – 4 large – diagonally sliced

Carrots – 2 medium – julienned

Red and Green Peppers – 1 each – julienned

Cabbage - 3-4 "leaves" julienned 

Light Soy Sauce – 2 tbsp

Sesame Oil – 1 tbsp

Method:

Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions. Drain it and run cold water over it. It will stop further cooking and keeps the noodles al dente and will not stick to each other.

Marinate the chicken with salt, black pepper and turmeric.

Heat 1-2 tsp of sunflower oil in  wok and scramble the eggs with salt to taste. Take it out of the wok and put it in a bowl.

Put the wok back on heat and put 2 tsp of sunflower oil and fry the marinated pieces of chicken. This will only take about 2 minutes. After 1 minute add the ham/gammon pieces and stir-fry it with the chicken pieces. Once the meat is cooked, put it beside the cooked eggs.

Add 2 tbsp of oil back in the wok and add the ginger, garlic and fresh chilies.

Once it gives out an aromatic smell, add the onion and stir fry the onions to caramelise a bit (this is what gives takeaway chow mein a nutty taste and smell).

Add the beans and carrots and stir fry them. Once the vegetables are half cooked, add the red & green peppers and cabbage and stir fry them.

Once the vegetables are cooked, add the soy sauce and adjust the amount for the correct seasoning.

Put the stir fried meat and eggs into the vegetables and the noodles. Then put the sesame seed oil and mix it all well. Check the seasoning again.

Noodles done.

(This dish can be done with any vegetables at your house. Such as cabbage, potatoes, celery, French beans, sweet corn etc.. and using the instant noodles makes it easier make it anytime.)