Gordon Lum makes his popular Chinese look funn noodles with chicken – look funn is similar to chow fun but it comes in flat sheets and is cut into thin noodles. The texture is a little more tender than chow fun noodles.
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Gordon Lum’s Chicken Look Funn With Chinese Noodles
Gordon Lum makes his popular Chinese look funn noodles with chicken – look funn is similar to chow fun but it comes in flat sheets and is cut into thin noodles. The texture is a little more tender than chow fun noodles.
Ingredients
- 6 sheets plain look funn (5 pounds), sliced into noodles
- 3 chicken thighs, boned and sliced thin
- 0.5 lbs green beans (or Chinese peas, sweet peas), sliced
- 0.5 lbs carrots, julienned
- 1 lb bean sprouts
- 4 tablespoons mushroom Aloha shoyu soy sauce
- oil
- Hawaiian salt
- Chinese parsley or green onions garnish (optional)
Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons Aloha Aloha shoyu
- 1 teaspoons Hawaiian salt
- 1 tsp sesame seed oil
- 1 tsp liquor (whiskey, sake, sherry, etc.)
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 0.5 inch ginger smashed
- 2 cloves garlic smashed
Instructions
- Rinse then dry the boned chicken thighs and slice thinly.
- Combine the marinade and add the chicken.
- Mix well and refrigerate for 30 minutes or as long as overnight.
- Heat the oil in a wok or a large pot.
- Remove the ginger and garlic from the marinade and sear in hot oil for 30 seconds and then discard.
- Sear the chicken in a wok/large pot and remove the chicken from the heat when it is 70-80% cooked.
- Add a tablespoon of oil and sear the beans and carrots.
- Add a pinch of Hawaiian salt and a dash of sesame seed oil.
- Saute for 2 minutes. Add the chicken back and mix for 1 minute.
- Add the sliced look funn and mix constantly while slowly adding the mushroom shoyu until the look funn is between a light and medium brown in color.
- While still mixing, sprinkle in 2 teaspoon of Hawaiian salt. Taste and add more Hawaiian salt only if needed.
- Add the bean sprouts and mix until the bean sprouts just begin to wilt but are still slightly crisp.
- Turn off the heat and transfer the look funn to a large bowl. Garnish with Chinese parsley and/or green onions and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 1428kcalCarbohydrates: 79gProtein: 86gFat: 91gSaturated Fat: 39gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 332mgSodium: 9549mgPotassium: 2926mgFiber: 22gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 39814IUVitamin C: 103mgCalcium: 294mgIron: 12mg
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I remember eating “beef oyster w/look funn noodles”@Tin Tin restaurant on Maunakea and Hotel back in the day. Where does Gordon Lum get his look funn noodles from? Please and thank you 🙏
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