A Cosy Lunch at Heronbank

what was to be a cell social turned out into a cosy get-together of 3 ladies at scenic Heronbank where i tried out a new dish - San Mein (Crispy Noodles - or as Cheryl says the older generation of Singaporeans pronounces, Crips-py Noodles)
it's a really simple dish -
1) boil the noodles (i used thin egg noodles) till just right and run them under loads of cold water so that it doesnt stick to each other and also does not turn soggy.
2) heat up vegetable oil in a pot and pop the noodles in (serving by serving)
3) when they have crisped, take them out and let them sit on some kitchen towel/paper to drain all the excess oil
4) stir-fry garlic, spring onions, ginger paste and add the pork, then the baby corn, then the prawns, mangetout, woodear mushrooms and beansprouts (in order of how long they need to be cooked for).
5) pour some chicken stock over the ingredients and add some oyster sauce.
6) ladle out the stir-fried ingredients over the noodles and add cornstarch (mixed with water) into the gravy left in the pan. bring to a boil and pour out over the noodles
the noodles will soften due to the sauce but you still get some crispy bits which make the dish so much fun to eat! enjoy with pickled green chilli (i had mine with pickled green jalapeno chillies).

we chatted and laughed over cooking, eating and Countdown on Channel 4. mmmmm... my kind of girly, relaxing lunch! thanks hsien and cheryl for having me over! :)