Recipe: Noodles in Soup with Chicken and Ham

Noodles In Soup With Chicken And Ham
Yield: 6 Servings

1/4 lb egg noodles
1/4 lb white meat chicken
1/8 lb smoked ham
6 c stock
2 scallion stalks
2 sl fresh ginger root
1/2 ts salt

Parboil noodles as in "Parboiled Noodles #1/#2" and keep warm. Place unsliced chicken and ham in a pan with stock. Bring to a boil; then simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Remove chicken and ham; cut in 2-inch strips and keep warm. Cut scallion stalks in 1/2-inch sections; mince ginger root. Add both to soup, along with salt, and bring to a boil again. Transfer noodles to individual bowls and pour soup over. Top with chicken and ham strips and serve. VARIATION: At the end of step 2, reheat the noodles briefly in the soup; then transfer them to individual bowls. Top with chicken and ham strips; garnish with minced ginger root and scallions. Then pour the hot soup over and serve.