My kids loved Ramen noodles growing up. We usually kept them as a backup for when I needed a break from cooking or for a quick hot lunch, but there comes a time when the whole "instant" thing needs to be for desperate moments of starvation or necessity and that's it. The Japanese Curly Noodles are about the same as the Ramen, except you will be adding real ingredients instead of using a "flavor packet". So I hope all my children and my followers will try this recipe I tweaked from researching recipes using curly noodles. I think y'all will love it. :D
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Sesame oil
4 strips of Tyson boneless chicken breast tenderloins, (not breaded)
2 large cloves garlic or 4 small cloves minced
1 cup fresh snow peas washed and ends clipped
2 cups button mushrooms
1/2 cup fresh green onion
1 package Japanese Curly Noodles (5 ounces)
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
2 teaspoons Better Than Bouillon chicken base
In a large skillet or wok add your sesame oil and heat to medium/low and cook the chicken tenders until the meat is white inside and thoroughly cooked. Remove the chicken and pull the meat apart or dice into small pieces. If needed add more sesame oil to the same skillet then throw in the minced garlic allowing it to simmer quickly in the oil for only a few seconds then add the mushrooms. Allow to simmer stirring for about a minute coating the mushrooms with the oil. Add the soy sauce, the Better Than Bouillon chicken base, red pepper flakes and green onion, stirring together as you continue cooking the mushrooms and green onion.
Meanwhile, in a separate medium size saucepan, heat enough water to cover both sections of curly noodles and add 1 teaspoon of sea salt to the water. Once the water begins to rapidly boil, add the noodles and start breaking them up. Be careful not to over cook the noodles ... they cook in just about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse as directed, and set aside.
To the skillet add the fresh snow peas stir frying them for about 2 minutes or until hot. Add the Japanese noodles blending them in with your veggie and chicken mixture.
Bon Appétit!
