Lad Na

• 7 ounces wide rice noodles
• 1/2 1/2 lb beef or 1/2 lb chicken
• 2 heads gai lan
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 -8 ounces chicken broth or 4 -8 ounces water
• 1 -2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 -4 tablespoons sweet black soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon preserved black bean, lightly rinsed
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce

1. Pre-soak rice noodle in warm water for at least an hour, then drain.
2. Cut gai lan into bite-size pieces, peeling and cutting stems.
3. Thinly cut pork, beef or chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add a splash of fish sauce, pepper, and lightly coat with cornstarch.
4. In a frying pan brown the noodles in oil.
5. As you stir-fry the noodles, pour in about 2-4 tablespoonful of thick sweet black soy sauce.
6. Stir thoroughly to coat noodles, remove and set aside on serving plates.
7. Wipe the pan clean and pour in about 2 tablespoonful of oil and lightly brown garlic and black beans.
8. Stir in meat for about a minute, then add in the broccoli.
9. After about 3-4 more minutes, pour in about 1/2 - 1 cup chicken broth and flavor with fish sauce.
10. Bring sauce to a boil and slowly add cornstarch solution, stir until thicken.
11. Pour sauce over noodles, adding a teaspoon or more of sugar if so desired.

rice noodles, beef, lan, garlic, chicken broth, cornstarch, preserved black bean, black pepper, sugar, fish sauce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lad-na-299259 (may not work)