How to Cook Asian-Style Egg Noodles Stir Fry (With Prawns and Chicken)

 

Ingredients

• 1 piece chicken fillet
• 4 pieces large prawns, peeled and deveined
• 60 grams dried egg noodles
• 3 tablespoons oil, divided
• 1 egg
• Salt
• 1/2 small onion, peeled and diced
• 0.25 carrot, peeled and julienned
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
• 0.25 yellow bell pepper, sliced
• Freshly chopped coriander for garnish

Sauce

• 1 tablespoon lime juice / white wine
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 0.25 tablespoon sriracha or five spice powder
• 0.25 tablespoon dark soy sauce, for colour - optional

Instructions

1. Bring a small pot of water to boil and add in a generous pinch of salt.
2. Add in chicken breasts. Turn the heat down to a simmer. Cover it and poach it for 5 to 7 minutes untill it is fully cooked. Remove the chicken and set it aside.
   

   
   

   
   
   
3. Add in the prawns. Poach it for one minute and remove it from the saucepan. 

   

   
   
4. Add in the egg noodles and cook it untill soft. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water and drain the noodles.

   

   
   

   Rinse the noodles under cold water to stop it from cooking further. Then drain it well. Set it aside. 
5. Shred the chicken into small pieces and set it aside.
6. Heat a large skillet over high heat and add in 2 tablespoons of oil.
7. Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt and add it into the skillet. 

   

   
   
8. Cook the eggs into an omelette, then break it up into small pieces. Remove it onto a plate and set it aside. 

   

   
   
9. Add in 1 tablespoon oil. Turn the heat down to medium.
10. Add in onion and carrots. Cook them untill the onion has softened. 

    

    
    
11. Add in garlic and yellow bell peppers. Cook them till the bell pepper is slightly soft. 

    

    

    
    
12. Add in the cooked egg noodles and pour in the sauce over the noodles. 

    
    
13. Toss to coat the noodles with the sauce. 

    
    
14. Add in the shredded chicken, prawns and egg. 

    

    
    
15. Toss well to combine everything together. Splash in some chicken-prawn-noodle cooking water if the noodles is too dry. 

    
    
16. Taste and see if the noodles need more salt / soy sauce / sugar.
17. Garnish with fresh coriander. Serve it immediately.