Home Economics Level One

8/02/19

Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken chow mein

Small cabbage wedge

1 c of vegetables ( courgette, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, mushrooms)

1 carrot

1 small onion

1 chicken breast – shredded

1pkt instant noodles

1T cornflour

½t chicken stock powder

1T soy sauce

½ C water

Method

1. Make Sauce: in a small bowl stir together the cornflour, chicken stock powder, soy sauce, flavour sachet from instant noodles and water and leave to the side.
2. Wash and prepare the vegetables
1. Chop the onion
2. Cut the carrots into thick sticks
3. Break the cauliflower and broccoli into florets
4. Shred the cabbage
5. Slice Mushrooms/capsicums/courgettes
3. Cook then shred the cooked chicken with two forks
4. Heat oil in frypan or wok
5. Cook the onion for 2-3 minutes. Add the carrots and cook a further 2mins, then add the remaining vegetables and stir-fry for another 2min.
6. Add the shredded chicken, instant noodles and sauce and stir to combine.
7. Stir in another cup of hot water. Heat through until hot
8. Serve immediately

Personal Safety:

Washing my hands before and during the practical

Communicating with my team in case i was walking around with a hot pan

Not touching the food with contaminated hands

Cutting foods on the right cutting boards

Tying hair up

Food Safety:

Making sure that we are cooking the food at the right temperature

Checking that the food is the right temperature when we eat

Hygiene:

Washing hands

What improvements could you make for next week?

We could wash the dishes properly and look for every little dirty spot