Sunday, March 7, 2010

Teriyaki chicken with noodles and stir fried vegetables


I was making this up as I went along to be honest. Bit of a panic, but it turned out very nice.

This serves 3 people.

Ingredients:
6 heads of pak choi - chopped bite sized
Half a Chinese cabbage - chopped bite sized
300g of dried egg noodles
3 breasts of chicken
An onion - roughly chopped
A few cloves of garlic
900ml of miso soup
1 Yellow pepper - cut into strips
150 ml of Teriyaki sauce

The miso soup can be bought dried in packets. I got mine in Superquinn. Alternatively you can get soy bean paste in an Asian market and use it along with some soy sauce to make up a broth. Depending on the soy paste you get you may need to experiment with quantities to get this right.

I got the Chinese Cabbage in an Asian market. They keep for weeks in the fridge. Even halved it was fine for a week.

Method:
If you are using home made teriyaki sauce, make it up now and leave aside until you need it. It is better if you can make it in advance, let it cool completely and put it in the fridge. It will thicken up and you can heat it quickly in the microwave when you need it. The thicker it is the better for clinging to the chicken in the finished dish.

Heat a little oil in a non stick pan and fry the chicken breasts. Turn them occasionally to make sure they don't burn and try not to over cook them or they will be a bit dry.

While the chicken is cooking heat a little oil in a wok and add some minced garlic. Add the chopped vegetables to the wok and stir vigorously.

Put the noodles into a pot of boiling water - no need for salt. They should take about 3 minutes to cook, but check the instructions on the packet.

Make up the miso soup with boiling water and leave to stand.

The vegetables should be ready in about 2-3 minutes. Check that they are done to your liking.
Drain the noodles and divide them between the bowls. Divide the vegetables between the bowls. Take the chicken breasts out of the pan and slice them into strips. Place these on top of the veg. Next pour the miso over the whole lot. Finally pour the teriyaki over the chicken.

1 comment:

  1. i can totally relate to the "bit of a panic" part! thanks for the wonderful info!

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