Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN AND RICE VERMICELLI

This delicious dish makes a filling meal. Take care when frying vermicelli, as it has a tendency to spit when added to hot oil.

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup vegetable oil
8 ounces rice vermicelli
5 ounces green beans, ends removed and halved lengthwise
1 onion, finely chopped
2 chicken breasts, about 6 ounces each,
boned, skinned and cut into strips
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 ounces cooked shrimp
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
cilantro sprigs, to garnish

SERVES 4

1. Heat a wok or frying pan, then add 4 tablespoons of the oil. Break up the vermicelli into 3-inch lengths. When the oil is hot, fry the vermicelli in batches. Remove from the heat and keep warm.

2. Heat the remaining oil, then add the green beans, chopped onion and chicken and stir-fry for 3 minutes, until the chicken strips are cooked.

3. Sprinkle in the cayenne pepper. Stir in the cooked shrimp, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, and stirfry for 2 minutes.

4. Serve the chicken, shrimp and vegetables on the fried vermicelli, garnished with sprigs of cilantro.