Lad Na
1/2 bag wide rice noodle
1/2 lb. pork, beef or chicken
2 heads of broccoli
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
chicken broth or water
1-2 tablespoons corn starch
sweet black soy sauce
1 tbsp preserved black beans, lightly rinsed
sugar
fish sauce
1. Pre-soak rice noodle in warm water for at least an hour. Drain well before use.
Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces and peel and cut stems.
Thinly cut pork, beef or chicken into easy to cook pieces. Add a splash of fish sauce and white pepper, and lightly coat with cornstarch.
2. In a frying pan brown the noodle in oil.
As you stir the noodle, pour in about 2-4 tablespoonful of thick sweet black soy sauce.
Stir thoroughly to coat noodles, remove and set aside on serving plates.
3. Wipe the pan clean and pour in about 2 tablespoonful of oil and lightly brown garlic and black beans.
Stir in meat for about a minute, then add in the broccoli.
After about 3-4 more minutes, pour in about 1/2 - 1 cup chicken broth and flavor with fish sauce.
Bring sauce to a boil and slowly add cornstarch solution, stir until thicken.
Pour sauce over noodles, add a sprinkle of sugar if so desired.
Copyright � J. T. Hill 2000
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