Chicken Pats To Me!

When Bronwyn was a baby and we moved to New Lenox, we'd started getting our Asian food from a place in town called Mo's. They had Thai food too which Andy convinced me I'd like, he wasn't wrong. I would order Chicken Pad See Ew and ask for no spice! Bronwyn would share with me and call it Chicken Pats To Me! It's too cute not to share. I've been wishing I could make this myself at home for a long time. I can keep on wishing because while this dish was good - it was not what I was hoping for. Maybe I made it too Dutch in my Dutch oven instead of a wok, but my noodles did not really keep cooking after they were under cooked on purpose so they were a bit crunchy and no one was super excited about it. They all know what to expect... but this missed the mark. Andy was right - it was good for what it ended up being, but it wasn't what we were hoping it would be. Back to the drawing board - or we just order take out... that works too.

Chicken Pad See Ew
Chicken 300 g (15 oz) chicken thigh fillets, cut into thin strips
1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
Stir-fry
200g (7 0z) thick rice noodles (the dry variety)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
3 eggs, whisked
1 bunch broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tbsp tamari or all purpose soy sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

Add the chicken, tamari or soy sauce and sesame oil to a medium-sized bowl. Toss the chicken to coat.
To cook the rice noodles, bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook them until they are just softened and pliable. This takes between 2-3 minutes which is generally 3-4 minutes less than what the packet says. Rinse and drain them immediately in cold tap water. They will still be firm in some parts which is okay; they will finish cooking in the pan.
Heat the olive oil on high heat in a large, deep, heavy-based frying pan. Add the garlic and cook, stirring for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Add the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes until it has just changed color. Push to one side of the pan.
Add the eggs and cook for 2 minutes or until firm, breaking them up as you go.
Add the Chinese broccoli; cook for 1 minute until just softened.
Add the tamari or soy sauce, dark soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar to the pan. Cook, stirring for 1 minute or until the sauce has slightly thickened and caramelized.
Toss through the cooked noodles.