Jonathan Phang served up a tasty Chinese style chicken noodle soup with brandy and dried shrimp no James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients are: 50g dried Chinese mushrooms (soaked and sliced), 20g dried shrimps (approximately 12 soaked), 2 tbsp groundnut oil or vegetable oil, 1 large banana shallot finely sliced, 1 large cloves ofgarlic finely chopped, 1 red chilli seeded and thinly sliced, 1 generous handful of spring onions sliced (white and green parts) reserve some for garnish, 4 chicken thighs (skinless and boneless) sliced into bite sized pieces. Or two breast fillets sliced against thegrain, 2 tsp golden sugar, 1 tbsp of light soy sauce, 120ml brandy, 6 slices of ginger, 500ml chicken stock, 100g mung bean glass noodles, 1 tbsp coriander finely chopped for garnish, Salt and black pepper to taste.

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