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                   CHINESE NOODLES WITH PEANUT SAUCE

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chinese                          Chicken

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  8       oz           Vermicelli noodles, cooked
                       - to yield 4 cups
  1       lb           Skinned, boneless chicken
                       -breasts, cut into match
                       -stick pieces
  1       tb           Soy sauce
  2       ts           Dry sherry
  2       ts           Minced fresh ginger
  1       t            Minced fresh garlic
    1/2   md           Red onion, thinly sliced
  1       md           Carrot, cut into matchstick
                       -pieces
    1/2                Cucumber, peeled, seeded and
                       -cut into matchstick pieces
    1/2   c            Roasted peanuts, coarsely
                       -chopped
                       -----PEANUT SAUCE-----
    1/4   c            Peanut butter
  3       tb           Soy sauce
  2       tb           Rice vinegar
  2       tb           Chicken broth or water

 Make Peanut Sauce and set aside.  Cook vermicelli on range, in the
 conventional way.  Drain and keep warm.  Place chicken in a 3-quart
 casserole.  Coat chicken with soy sauce and sherry. Add ginger,
 garlic and onions; toss. Cover with lid or vented plastic wrap.
 Stirring midway through cooking, microwave on high 4 minutes or until
 chicken is no longer pink. Add carrot; cover again and microwave on
 high 1 1/2 minutes. Add cucumber and warm noodles; toss with Peanut
 Sauce. Sprinkle chopped peanuts over top.
 Note: Partially freeze chicken to make cutting easier.
 Peanut Sauce: Place all ingredients in a 1 cup glass measure.
 Microwave on high for 1 minute. Whisk mixture until well combined;
 set aside.



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