Ken Hom's chicken chow mein recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g dried or fresh egg noodles
• 4 tbsp sesame oil
• 5 dried red chillis
• 100 g boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into fine shreds 5 cm (2 in) long
• 2.5 tbsp groundnut oil
• 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
• 50 g mangetout, finely shredded
• 50 g Parma Ham, or cooked ham, finely shredded
• 2 tsp light soy sauce
• 2 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp freshly ground white pepper
• 0.5 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp finely chopped spring onions