Chicken Yakisoba

Don't ask me what chicken yakisoba is. I found this recipe on Pinterest and thought it looked good. All I can tell you is that it tastes delicious!

1/2 head of small green cabbage, sliced

1 medium onion, sliced

2 medium carrots, grated

1 small crown broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces 

2 inches fresh ginger

1 chicken breast

2 tbsp vegetable oil

2 packages ramen noodles (seasoning packs discarded)

1 tsp sesame oil (optional)

1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce (I reduced slightly)

2 tbsp ketchup

(Up to) 1 tbsp hot sauce

1 tbsp sugar

Begin boiling a medium pot of water for the noodles. Peel and grate ginger. Heat oil in large frying pan over medium-high heat, add ginger and saute for up to a minute. Slice chicken and add to pan. Cook about 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken from pan.

Add all the veggies to the pan. Stir and cook until wilted (about 5-10 minutes), then add chicken back to the pan. Meanwhile, once the water boils, add the noodles and cook just until done (2-3 minutes). Remove from heat, drain, return to pot and toss with the sesame oil to keep from sticking. 

In a measuring cup mix together the soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, hot sauce, and sugar. Stir until dissolved, then pour over the veggies and chicken. Add the noodles, stir to coat everything in the sauce and heat through. 

* from www.budgetbytes.com/2012/03/chicken-yakisoba/

Asian Lettuce Wraps

I had this at a Chinese restaurant in Australia and remember them being very good, although a little messy. The idea is to use iceberg lettuce and wrap it around the meat/noodle mixture like a burrito. Unfortunately I did not have iceberg, so I improvised and just ripped up some romaine lettuce instead. Either way works!

Iceberg lettuce, leaves separated, washed and chilled in refrigerator
1 lb ground pork or ground beef (which ever you prefer)
1 tsp minced fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 red pepper, finely diced
1 green pepper, finely diced
2 carrots, shredded
1 medium onion, chopped
2 or 3 cups steam fried noodles
hoisin sauce

Brown meat in frying pan. Add ginger, garlic, red pepper, green pepper, carrots and onions. Fry until veggies are tender. Add the steam fried noodles and cook for 2-3 minutes longer.

Scoop meat and noodle mixture into chilled lettuce leaves and top with hoisin sauce. Wrap lettuce around mixture like a burrito and enjoy!

*Adapted from Mennonite Girls Can Cook