Chinese Noodles With Chicken And Cabbage: An Exotic Recipe

Looking for an original way to dress up simple egg Chinese noodles? Try our chicken and cabbage Chinese noodle recipe! With its curry and coconut milk-based sauce, this exotic dish is a perfect example of fusion food.

Ingredients

Here are the necessary ingredients to prepare chicken and cabbage Chinese noodles for 4 people:

400 g of egg Chinese noodles.
400 g of chicken breast.
1 green cabbage or a Chinese pak choi cabbage.
2 shallots.
2 cloves of garlic.
2 tablespoons of sunflower oil.
2 teaspoons of curry powder.
1 teaspoon of ground ginger.
1 cube of chicken broth.
20 cl of thin coconut milk.
2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro.
2 tablespoons of peanuts.
Salt and pepper.

Preparation of ingredients

The first step in preparing chicken and cabbage Chinese noodles is to chop the various ingredients.

1- Cut the chicken breasts into small cubes of about 1 to 2 cm on each side.

2- Slice off the hard base of the cabbage, then cut the leaves into strips approximately 1 cm wide.

3- Peel the shallots and garlic cloves. Chop them together with a knife or in a food processor.

4- Dissolve the chicken bouillon cube in 200 ml of hot water and set aside.

Cooking cabbage and Chinese noodles

For this recipe of Chinese chicken and cabbage noodles, you need to pre-cook the cabbage and the Chinese egg noodles.

1- Prepare a large amount of boiling water in a pot.

2- First, immerse the green cabbage strips as this vegetable requires about 8 minutes of cooking.

3- After 4 minutes, add the Chinese egg noodles to the same pot. These very thin noodles cook in only 4 minutes.

4- When the Chinese noodles are tender, drain all the ingredients and rinse them under cold running water. Set aside.

Chicken Curry Preparation

To prepare the Chinese chicken and cabbage noodles, I recommend using a large wok or skillet.

1- Heat the sunflower oil in the wok or skillet over high heat.

2- Add the chopped garlic and shallot, as well as the ginger and curry powder.

3- Add the diced chicken and brown on all sides for about 5 minutes, lowering the heat if necessary so the shallot does not burn.

4- Once the pieces of chicken are well browned and colored by the spices, remove them from the wok and keep them warm on a plate covered with aluminum foil.

Chicken and Cabbage Noodle Preparation

Once the various ingredients are cooked, all that's left is to assemble these elements to prepare the chicken and cabbage Chinese noodles.

1- Return the wok to medium heat and deglaze with the chicken broth and coconut milk.

2- Add the cooked noodles and cabbage, then cook for about 3 minutes until the coconut milk sauce reduces. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

3- Add the curry chicken pieces and mix well for about 2 minutes until the sauce becomes creamy.