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Ingredients:
2 Chinese sausages (lop -- cheong)
1/4 pound Medium shrimp (36 to 40 per -- pound), shelled
and
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 pound Cleaned squid -- with (See Technique -- Note)
1/4 pound Chinese barbecued pork
1/4 teaspoon White pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons Dark soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons Light soy sauce
1 tablespoon Oyster sauce
2 pounds Fresh rice noodles -- in strips
4 tablespoons Peanut oil
4 Cloves garlic -- chopped
4 Shallots -- sliced (1/2 cup 6 Fresh red chiles -- seeded
chopped
1 cup Bean sprouts -- tails removed
1 cup Shredded Chinese cabbage
2 large Eggs
4 Green onions -- chopped
Preparation:
- Steam the sausages for 10 minutes. Cut them in thin
diagonal slices. Toss the shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon of
the salt. Let them stand for 10 minutes, rinse well
with cold water, drain, and pat dry. Cut the squid into
1/4 inch rings and tentacles. Cut the barbecued pork
into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Combine the white pepper,
soy sauces, and oyster sauce in a bowl; set aside.
- Just before cooking, put the noodles in a large bowl
and pour boiling water over them. Stir gently with chopsticks
to separate the strands, drain, and shake off the excess
water.
- Preheat a wok; when hot, add 2 tablespoons of the
oil. Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the garlic,
shallots, and chiles and cook over medium-high heat
until the garlic is golden brown. Increase the heat
to high and toss in the shrimp and squid; stirfry until
the shrimp turn bright orange and the squid looks opaque
white, about 2 minutes. Add the sausage slices, barbecued
pork, bean sprouts, and cabbage; toss and stir until
the vegetables begin to wilt. Remove everything in the
wok to a platter and set aside.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the wok;
when hot, toss in the well-drained noodles. Gently toss
and flip the noodles to heat them through. Be careful
not to break them; it is okay if they brown slightly.
Push the noodles up the sides of the wok to make a well
in the middle; pour in the soy sauce mixture, then toss
the noodles gently to sauce them evenly. Make a well
again and break the eggs into the middle. Without mixing
them with the noodles, scramble the eggs lightly. When
the eggs begin to set, add the green onions and return
the seafood mixture. Gently toss together to reheat
and mix. Serve hot, with a hot chill sauce for seasoning
to taste. Garnish with coriander sprigs.
* NOTE: Both here and in Asia, fresh rice noodles are
usually purchased rather than made at home. Look for
them in Asian markets or Chinese take-out dim sum shops.
This dish can be prepared with dried rice noodles; however,
it is worth taking the time to seek out the fresh variety.
Make certain that your wok is well seasoned or the fragile
rice noodles will break apart and stick to the pan.
Although I hesitate recommending that you cook with
a non stick wok or skillet, they will work fine if you
are more comfortable with them. TECHNIQUE NOTE; To clean
squid, start by separating all the tentacles from the
heads, cutting across as close as possible to the eyes.
Squeeze out and discard the hard, pea sized beak in
the center of each cluster of tentacles. Rinse the tentacles
and drain them in a colander. Grasp the mantle (the
saclike "body" of the squid) in one hand and the head
in the other and pull apart; the entrails will pull
out attached to the head. Pull the transparent quill
out of each mantle. Discard everything but the tentacles
and mantles. Running a little water into each mantle
to open it up, reach in with a finger and pull out any
entrails remaining inside. (Working over a second colander
to catch all the debris will make cleanup easier.) You
can remove the spotted outer skin or leave it on (I
prefer to remove it). Transfer the cleaned mantles to
a cutting board, slice them crosswise to the desired
size,and add them to the tentacles in the colander.
Give everything another rinse and drain thoroughly.
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