Make a Book 2019 - Umami Umami | Page 28

Marie My favourite meal is Chicken Stir Fry Me: What are the ingredients? Mam: Chilli, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, noodles, chicken, onion, peppers, mush- rooms, broccoli, and olive oil. Me: What is the first thing you do? Mam: You would chop all the vegetables. Chop up your chicken, also the gin- ger and the garlic. Then heat up the olive oil and put your cooked chicken to one side in a bowl. Me: After that? Mam: Put your vegetables in the pan. Then add your chilli and garlic with 3 tablespoons of soya sauce. Turn down until it is simmering. Add your dry noodles to a large boiling saucepan. Leave it cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Finally, when the noodles are cooked, strain and add to the other ingre- dients to the pan. Finish off with sprinkle of chilli flakes and squeeze of lime juice. Me: Do you put in any secret ingredients? You would put in Lime Juice. Me: Who taught you how to make this dish? Mam: My Mam did.