Chicken glass noodle soup

Serves: 6
Preparation time: 20 mins
Cooking time:50 mins

Ingredients
200g (7 oz) dried glass noodles
½ chicken (about 2.2 lbs/1 kg)
6 yolks
2 cloves garlic, bruised
5 sprigs scallions, minced
1 finger-length chili, thinly sliced
1 onion, peeled, thinly sliced
5 sprigs of cilantro, well-washed, mined
100g (3 ½ oz) canned bamboo shoot
100g (3 ½ oz) bean sprouts
1 inch thick ginger, smashed
3 shallots, tellow-fried
200g (7 oz) vegetables (Thai basil, shredded water spinach, Vietnamese coriander, shredded banana flowers, etc)
3 teaspoons stock granules (of 3 chicken flavor cubes)
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons cooking oil
Dipping sauce: salt with pepper and lime juice

Recipe
Drain canned bamboo shoots.

Add a tablespoon of cooking oil to a hot skillet, drop 2 bruised cloves of garlic to brown. Add bamboo shoots to stir-fry over high heat for 10 minutes. Season with a teaspoon of stock granules.

Boil 2 liters of water. Add chicken, smashed ginger, shallots and a little salt. Cook for about 40 minuteas. Don’t cover the pot. Remove the foam to keep the broth clear.

Remove and place the chicken in a pot with cold water. Remove chicken and let it dry. Thinly slice chicken meat.

Season the broth with 2 teaspoons of stock granules and ½ teaspoon of sugar. Add bamboo shoots. Bring to a boil and season again. Before serving, add onions to the broth and bring to a boil.

Soak glass noodles in water for about 20 minutes. When it expands, drain and cut into 4 inch lengths. Quickly dip and remove glass noodles in the boiling water. Then, mix noodles with a tablespoon of cooking oil.

Fill individual bowls half full with glass noodles. Sprinkle each bowl with shredded chicken, bamboo shoots and a cooked yolk. Then, pour boiling broth over. Sprinkle with minced scallions, cilantro leaves and ground pepper.

Serve with a dish of vegetables, thinly sliced chili and a bowl of salt, pepper and lime juice.

Note:
- Glass noodles and canned bamboo shoots can be bought at every asian food store.