Subj : BH&G 1993 To : ALL From : DAVE DRUM Date : Thu Mar 04 2021 12:15:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Szechwan Chicken-Pasta Salad Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Chilies, Vegetables, Pasta Yield: 5 Servings 1 lb Boned, skinned chicken 2 c Fresh pea pods +=OR=+ 6 oz Package frozen pea pods; - thawed 1/4 c Soy sauce 2 tb Rice vinegar or white - vinegar 1 ts Chile oil; (below) 1/2 ts Crushed red pepper 8 oz Steamed or fresh Chinese egg - noodles +=OR=+ 5 oz Dried Chinese egg noodles 1 tb Oil 2 cl Garlic; minced 1 lg Bell pepper; in thin strips 2 Green onions; sliced 1/4 c Coarse chopped peanuts MMMMM-------------------------CHILE OIL------------------------------ 1/3 c Cooking oil 2 tb Sesame oil 2 tb Ground red pepper Cut chicken into 3/4" pieces. Coarsely chop the pea pods. For sauce, in a small bowl stir together the soy sauce, rice vinegar or white vinegar, chili oil, and crushed red pepper. Set aside. In a large saucepan cook noodles in boiling lightly salted water for 4 to 6 minutes or until tender. Drain. Set aside. Pour cooking oil into a wok or large skillet. (Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Stir-fry the garlic in hot oil for 15 seconds. Add the pea pods, red or green pepper, and green onions; stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove the vegetables from the wok. Add half of the chicken to the hot wok. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until no pink remains. Remove the chicken from the wok. Repeat with remaining chicken. Return all chicken to the wok. Add the sauce to the wok. Add the cooked vegetables and noodles. Stir ingredients together to coat with sauce. Cook and stir about 1 minute more or until heated through. Sprinkle with peanuts. Serve immediately. Makes 5 servings. Chile Oil For milder flavor, increase cooking oil to 1/2 cup. In a small sauepan heat cooking oil and sesame oil to 365 degree F. Remove from heat. Stir in ground red pepper. Cool. Strain. Cover and store in the refrigerator. Makes about 1/2 cup. Better Homes & Gardens | February 2014 MM Format by Dave Drum - 06 February 2014 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... *Everyone is weird. Some of us are proud of it* --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .