Hunan Chicken with Chow Mein Noodles and Vegetables

Ingredients (47)

• Marinade:
• 2 pounds boneless
• 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 slices fresh ginger
• 1 handful fresh cilantro leaves
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• For Frying:
• Vegetable Oil
• 2 cups Buttermilk
• 4 cups of flour
• Hunan Sauce:
• 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch for slurry
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 4 dried red Thai chilies
• 4 scallions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 thick strips orange zest
• 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Cilantro leaves
• Chow Mein Noodles with Vegetables:
• 3 ounces dried Chinese egg noodles
• 1-2 Tablespoons canola oil
• Kosher salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dark Asian sesame oil
• 1 heaping tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 scallion
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 medium yellow onion
• 1 stalk celery
• 10 dried shittake mushrooms
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced canned water chestnuts
• 6 ounces fresh mung bean sprouts
• Mixed vegetables-we used snow peas