Chicken Udon Noodle Soup

Mon, 15 February 2021

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon peanut oil (or vegetable oil)
2 boneless skinless chicken thigh (or breast)
Sauce
3 tablespoons Japanese sake (or 2 tablespoons dry sherry)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons honey
Dash of water
Soup
2 litres of chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
2 tablespoons of white miso paste
1/2 lb (225 g) brown mushrooms , sliced (or 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms)
3 green onions , sliced, green and white parts separated
1 tablespoon ginger , minced
300g chinese cabbage , chopped
2 packs (17-oz./500 g) udon noodles

Method:
Mix the sauce in a small bowl while heating up the frying pan
Add the chicken thighs into the pan without overlapping. Sear until the bottom turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and sear the other side.
Once both sides of the chicken are seared, pour the sauce into the pan. Turn to low heat.
Cover and let it cook until the chicken fillets are cooked through, 5 minutes or so. Cover with lid and once cooked through, turn off heat.
Add the broth, mushrooms, white part of the green onion, and ginger. Turn the heat setting to medium. Cover and cook until the mushrooms are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Add the white part of the Chinese cabbage and cover again add white miso paste and whisk
Add the noodles, the green part of the cabbage, and the green part of the green onions. Cook until the noodles heat up and the cabbage turns tender, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
Slice the cooked chicken and place it on top of the noodles.
Serve in a bowl with sliced pickled ginger & white of the scallions on top.