Martin Yan - Seafood Chow Fun

Seafood Chow Fun

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients:

1/4 cup chicken broth
2 Tbsps. regular soy sauce
1 Tbsp. dark soy sauce
1 tsp. chili garlic sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/4 tsp. white pepper
5 oz. medium shrimp, raw
5 oz. squid, cleaned
2-3 baby bok choy
2 Tbsps. cooking oil
2 tsps. minced garlic
1 lb. fresh rice noodles, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips
1 cup fresh bean sprouts
1 egg, lightly beaten

Cooking:

1. Combine sauce ingredients (chicken broth, regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper) in a small bowl. Set aside

2. Shell and devein shrimp; cut in half lengthwise. Cut squid crosswise into 1/4-inch slices to make rings; leave tentacles whole. Quarter bok choy and slice crosswise into 1-inch pieces.

3. Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add cooking oil and swirl to coat sides. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 10 seconds. Add shrimp and squid; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add bok choy and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.

4. Add sauce; cook for 30 seconds. Add rice noodles and bean sprouts; stir fry for 1 minute. Add egg and cook until set, about 1 minute.

Adapted from Martin Yan’s Asia (KQED Books & Tapes)
Copyright Yan Can Cook Inc., 1997