Quick & Easy Pad Woon Sen
Delicious, bouncy clear glass noodles stir fried in a savory sauce with tender chicken, leafy greens and a red chili vinegar. This quick and easy pad woon sen is ready in 25 minutes. Great as a satisfying meal and it's restaurant quality!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5.3 oz dry glass noodles ((aka mung bean vermicelli noodles or bean thread noodles))
- 6 oz skinless boneless chicken thighs (thinly sliced (or sub with chicken breast))
- 3 cups Chinese broccoli (chopped into 1 inch pieces (or sub with bok choy, yu choy or choy sum))
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoon regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper (or black pepper)
- 2 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon white sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1/8 tsp white pepper (or black pepper)
- 1 large red chili pepper (chopped)
- ¼ cup white vinegar (or rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar)
Instructions
- 1
Marinate sliced chicken thighs with chicken marinade ingredients as listed above. Set aside as you prepare other ingredients.
- 2
In a small bowl, combine Stir-Fry Sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- 3
In a small bowl, combine red chili and white vinegar. Set aside.
- 4
In a large bowl with dried mung bean noodles, add hot boiling water and let this soak for 1-2 minutes just until loosened and slightly softened. Do not over soak!
- 5
Strain noodles immediately. Rinse off with running cold water and strain out as much excess water as possible.
- 6
Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Fry garlic and marinated chicken until chicken is 75% cooked. Move to the side of the pan.
- 7
Pour in beaten eggs. Cook and scramble them. Move to the side of the pan.
- 8
Toss in Chinese broccoli, noodles, and stir-fry sauce and cook until noodles are well coated in sauce and greens have softened.
- 9
Remove off heat and mix in some of the chili vinegar (start by adding 1-2 tablespoons and add more as needed to taste). Enjoy!