Shan noodles at home

Flat rice noodles with a tomato and garlic chicken sauce, pickled mustard greens and crushed peanuts. A Shan hills supper in under 40 minutes.

Method

1. Fry the garlic in the onion oil until golden, add the chicken and cook until it loses its colour.
2. Add the tomatoes and chilli, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until thick. Season with salt and a little sugar.
3. Boil the noodles for 4–5 minutes, drain, and toss with a spoon of the oil.
4. Top each bowl with sauce, peanuts, pickled greens and spring onion.

Kitchen note

Leave the sauce off and add a clear chicken broth instead for "soup" Shan noodles.