Bok Choy and Chicken Stir-Fry over Noodle Pancake
Photo: Jeffery Cross; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen
Tender chicken tops a crisp pancake for a dinner that's better than takeout, and just as fast.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 200°. Boil noodles according to package instructions. Drain. Heat 1 tbsp. each vegetable oil and sesame oil in a medium nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Spread noodles evenly in pan and cook, turning once, until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes per side. Keep warm in oven.
Step 2
2
Meanwhile, cut chicken into thin strips. Season chicken with salt and pepper and set aside. Trim bases of bok choy and separate leaves; if longer than 3 in., cut in half crosswise. Rinse and thoroughly dry bok choy in a salad spinner. Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, and 2 tsp. sesame oil in a small bowl; set aside.
Step 3
3
Heat a wok or large sauté pan (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until hot when you wave your hand over the bottom. Add remaining 1 tbsp. each vegetable and sesame oil, the chiles, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 10 seconds. Add chicken and sausage and stir-fry until chicken is no longer pink, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Add bok choy and cook, tossing with tongs, until beginning to wilt, 1 minute. Add oyster-soy mixture and cook until sauce boils, 30 to 45 seconds. Slide pancake onto a cutting board and top with stir-fry. Serve immediately.
Step 4
4
*Find fresh Chinese noodles in the refrigerated section of your grocery store, usually near the produce, and oyster sauce in the Asian-foods aisle. Find lop chong at Asian markets and at amazon.com.
Ingredients
8 ounces fresh Chinese noodles,* separated
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 tablespoons plus 2 tsp. sesame oil
6 ounces boned, skinned chicken breast
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
12 ounces baby bok choy
1 tablespoon oyster sauce*
2 teaspoons soy sauce
3 whole dried red chiles, such as cayenne
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 ounces (1 link) lop chong sausage* or maple bacon, diced
Directions
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 200°. Boil noodles according to package instructions. Drain. Heat 1 tbsp. each vegetable oil and sesame oil in a medium nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Spread noodles evenly in pan and cook, turning once, until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes per side. Keep warm in oven.
Step 2
2
Meanwhile, cut chicken into thin strips. Season chicken with salt and pepper and set aside. Trim bases of bok choy and separate leaves; if longer than 3 in., cut in half crosswise. Rinse and thoroughly dry bok choy in a salad spinner. Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, and 2 tsp. sesame oil in a small bowl; set aside.
Step 3
3
Heat a wok or large sauté pan (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until hot when you wave your hand over the bottom. Add remaining 1 tbsp. each vegetable and sesame oil, the chiles, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 10 seconds. Add chicken and sausage and stir-fry until chicken is no longer pink, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Add bok choy and cook, tossing with tongs, until beginning to wilt, 1 minute. Add oyster-soy mixture and cook until sauce boils, 30 to 45 seconds. Slide pancake onto a cutting board and top with stir-fry. Serve immediately.
Step 4
4
*Find fresh Chinese noodles in the refrigerated section of your grocery store, usually near the produce, and oyster sauce in the Asian-foods aisle. Find lop chong at Asian markets and at amazon.com.
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