CLASSIC STEAMY AND YUMMY CHICKEN MAMI

STEAMY AND YUMMY CHICKEN MAMI

The wet season is now happening and it means several things to all of us - heavy rain pour, flood and sickness. As the raining season approaches, let us not be disappointed to all the misfortune it brings to us. Instead, try to be more positive and thank the LORD for the rain it brings. Make sure we do all the necessary preparation so that we will never be caught off guard to what this rainy season may bring. On the positive note, why don't you just stuck yourself in the kitchen and make some steamy and yummy noodle soup for your family? A great recipe that you can prepare to your family and kids. This is a great comfort food to everyone who came home from school and work during this rainy season. Check out my version of chicken mami and try cooking this at home! Enjoy cooking!!

To make this recipe simple and easy, I prepare 4 easy steps to follow: Make sure all the ingredients are prepared ahead before proceeding to the rest of the steps.

INGREDIENTS:

1 tbs minced garlic

1 medium sized challots

1 cup of mashed tofu

1 cup chicken breast sliced 

1/2 cup carrots sliced julienne

1/2 cup bean sprouts

1/2 green beans sliced

1/4 cup of cilantro for garnishing

1/4 cup of green onions for garnishing

1 tsp sesame seed toasted

2 tsp sesame oil

2 tbs Oyster Sauce

2 tbs Dark Soy Sauce

flour and water mixture

1 liter Chicken broth (boil one whole chicken season with salt and pepper/put in some lemon grass stalk and allow 1-2 hours to boil for the chicken flavors to extract)

Mami Noodles- I am really very strict in choosing noodles, if you can't score a perfect noodles; don't cook any noodle recipe at all. Why am I saying this to you? No matter how perfect your soup is and your noodles just sucks, it will be a great failure. I am not endorsing any brands here like what I always say, this is my personal choice. When I cook chicken noodles or any other noodle recipe that requires egg noodle, I always choose to buy per kilos of freshly made noodles in LING NAM - Chinatown. They have 2 types, the fresh and the dried. You can buy the fresh noodles and cook it right away. You can store this up to 3 days only in the freezer. Make sure to thaw the noodle first until it soften. It should appear like the first time you have bought it. Same color and consistency (it should still have some powdered texture in it because of the flour). Or they have the dried ones which you can buy as many as you want as it can be stored of up to 1 year. Just place it in a dry and room temperature, maybe in a plastic container with lid. It is packed in a safe paper bag,sold separately per 1 kilo. It is so inexpensive so better yet use this noodles. NEVER, buy those yellow egg noodles in the market, I don't really used that for one it is so salty and second I don't find it hygienic. The other noodle option that I can suggest is the egg noodle from Safoco Noodles. This is dried noodles, if you can't get a noodle from Chinatown, this is the next best option.

THIS IS HOW A FRESH NOODLES LOOKS LIKE (LING NAM)

Step 1: Prepare the broth/condiments sauce

1. Prepare the chicken broth by boiling 1 whole chicken in a pan for 1-2 hours until all the flavors are extracted from it. Season with salt and pepper then add lemongrass stalk. While the chicken is boiling, you can prepare the other ingredients.
2. In a pan, combine oyster sauce, sesame oil and dark soy sauce with flour and water mixture to thicken. Once done set aside. This is for some additional flavors when serving the noodles.

Step 2 :Prepare the vegetable and chicken breast

1. You can get the chicken breast from the broth later once it is cooked and tender and top it to your noodles during the assembly of dish. Meanwhile saute the  garlic, shallots and the rest of the vegetables not including those for garnishing. Add the mashed tofu and season with salt and pepper, oyster sauce and soy sauce. Cook for about 2-4 minutes only. Do not over cooked.

THE VEGETABLES

Step 3 - Prepare the noodles 

1. Noodles are cooked depending on the package instructions but I prefer to have it checked from time to time by getting a strand and check if it is already cooked. Normally cooking is from 2-3 minute only no longer than that as it may become too soft an saggy.

The illustration shows a dried noodles from LING NAM which is like a size of your fist. One or two fist of the noodles may be enough for one serving. It depends to you how many "fist of noodles" you would like to cook.

WHILE NOODLES IS COOKING

Step 4 - Assemble the dish

1. You have prepared the steps and now you have to assemble the dish in a bowl. Put the noodles in a bowl, garnish with vegetables and topped with the garnishing. Pour on the steamy and yummy chicken broth and serve with the condiment sauce if you want some additional flavors. Sprinkle with sesame seed.

4 EASY STEPS

Enjoy the wet season with Classic Steamy and Yummy Chicken Mami!!!!