Lad Na - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 ounces wide rice noodles
1/2 1/2 lb beef or 1/2 lb chicken
2 heads gai lan
3 -4 garlic cloves, chopped
4 -8 ounces chicken broth or 4 -8 ounces water
1 -2 tablespoon cornstarch
2 -4 tablespoons sweet black soy sauce
1 tablespoon preserved black bean, lightly rinsed
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
1 tablespoon fish sauce

Preparation

Pre-soak rice noodle in warm water for at least an hour, then drain.
Cut gai lan into bite-size pieces, peeling and cutting stems.
Thinly cut pork, beef or chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add a splash of fish sauce, pepper, and lightly coat with cornstarch.
In a frying pan brown the noodles in oil.
As you stir-fry the noodles, pour in about 2-4 tablespoonful of thick sweet black soy sauce.
Stir thoroughly to coat noodles, remove and set aside on serving plates.
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, adding a teaspoon or more of sugar if so desired.