Stir Fried Noodles

I head up an enrichment group in our ward called "Girls Night". I am in charge of putting together one monthly activity to just have fun. Sometimes we go to the movies, or swim and just gab away (what we all do best). Sometimes we even end up hanging around till 2 a.m. I am not sure how "enriching" sleepless nights are, but we have a great time. This month I asked the totally awesome Carrie Hutchinson to teach us some down home chinese cooking. {Carrie is from Hong Kong so it was appropriate.} Everything she made was FABULOUS. She joked about how Julia Child wore pearls and she wore turquoise. This darling chunky turquoise necklace and earrings I might add. She is just awesome. We had Cashew Chicken, Stir Fry Noodles and Tomato Beef. SOOOOO yummy. She sent me home with all the components to assemble the Stir Fry Noodles. Thank heavens she did, because selfishly I made it this afternoon with out my kids knowledge and I am not too sure I want to share. So here is a tutorial:

(disclaimer: my photos suck, therefore possibly making this look a teeny bit unappetizing. Its REALLY GOOD though.)

Stir Fried Noodles

Ingredients:

Rice Noodles or Spaghetti

Shredded Carrots

Shredded Green Onions

VERY thin Egg "Pancake" or Omelets-cut into thin ribbons

Ham-any variety-cut into thin ribbons

Oil (canola)

1/4 c water and/or chicken broth

Salt (pinch)

Soy Sauce (just a dash)

Sesame oil (just a dash)

Almost all of this is eyeballed, there are no exact measurements. If you want more veggies, add more. If you want more ham or noodles, add more. You get the gist.

Directions:

Soak rice noodles in water to soften for a few hours, or cook spaghetti halfway (you still want it a little hard)

-Heat your oil in a large pan (NOT a wok)

-Add green onions and carrots to oil, you want to infuse the oil with the flavors

-Sauté for a few minutes

-Add eggs and ham and cook for a few more minutes

-Now add the soaked noodles, water and/or broth

-Stir it all up, and cover until the noodles begin to soften completely

-Once its all ready to go, add just a dash of soy sauce for color more than flavor as well as the sesame oil to give it a nice sheen.

This is great as is, however, if you'd like to kick it up a notch, add some sweet chili sauce. I had none so I improvised and it worked out great. I mixed La Choy Sweet and Sour Sauce and a tiny bit of Sambal Oelek, and poured it on top. FABULOUS.

Finished Product