Braised chicken with egg noodles/wonton noodles recipe

Braised chicken is quite easy to make. It can be served with rice or noodles. I particularly like to use it on egg noodles or wonton noodles. The following recipe is actually from my mum. As usual, when I first received the recipe, it was provided without the proportion of each ingredient. Seems like most seniors would cook by following their instincts and they don't usually measure ;)

Don't worry, I have all the ingredients and their measurements listed based on my taste buds. However, I would suggest altering the portions of the seasoning/marinade based on your liking.

Recipe:

(3-4 servings)

For braised chicken:

6 chicken drumsticks

6 slices ginger

1 chopped onion

2 chopped carrots

4 hard boiled eggs

1 tablespoon corn flour mix well in 2-3 tablespoons of water (reduce the amount of corn flour if you prefer the gravy to be more liquid or vice versa)

2 tablespoons oil

450ml water

Salt

Marinade:

3 tablespoons light soya sauce

2 tablespoons oyster sauce

1 tablespoon dark caramel sauce

1 1/4 teaspoons 5 spice powder

1 teaspoon sugar

A few dashes of pepper

1. Marinate the chicken drumsticks with the marinade and store in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

2. Heat oil in a deep frying pan/wok/pot with a lid for later use. Add in onion and ginger. Stir fry for a while until the onion is soft.

3. Add in chicken together with the marinade. Add in carrots. Continue to stir fry until the skin of the chicken is lightly brown. 

5. Add in water and mix well. Bring it to boil.

6. Add corn flour mix to thicken the sauce.

7. Cover with a lid and simmer for about an hour or until the chicken is tender. Add in the hard boiled eggs 10mins before it's done.

8. Add salt to taste. You can serve the dish with rice or with egg noodles by following the recipe below.

For egg noodles:

4 egg noodles

A bunch of Choy Sum(Asian green veggie) - wash and cut

Fried shallots

Chopped spring onions and corianders

A pot of boiling water with a tablespoon of salt

1. Blanch the Choy Sum in the boiling water. Remove it from the water and leave it aside.

2. Loosen the egg noodles or wonton noodles before adding it into the boiling water for about 30secs. Remove the noodles from the boiling water by using a big strainer and let the noodles run under the cold tap water for a few secs or you could use a big bowl of cold water. After that, place the noodles back to the boiling water for a few secs to warm before transferring the noodles to a plate.

Note: I use to cook each noodles individually or you can cook all at one go if you like.

3. Add some blanched Choy Sum follow by the braised chicken and egg together with its gravy to each plate of noodles.

4. Garnish with fried shallots, chopped spring onions and corianders before serving.