Chinese Chicken Noodles Soup

Chicken noodle soup recipe | Chicken soup | Chinese chicken soup | Chinese chicken noodle soup | noodle soup | soup recipes *RECIPE* (2 servings) INGREDIENTS: 3 large chicken legs/thighs (with or without bone) 5-6 scallions/spring onions 1 inch ginger 6 garlic cloves 4 tbsp soy sauce (light/regular) 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 3 cups hot water Oil as needed 2 servings noodles (150g) —spices— 2 star anise 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp fennel seeds 1/2 tsp cloves 1 cinnamon stick 2 bay leaves _______________________________________ PROCESS: 1. Separate the white and green parts of 5-6 spring onions/scallions. Thinly slice the green tops 2. Peel and slice 1 inch piece of ginger and lightly crush 5-6 garlic cloves 3. Set aside all the spices. If you don’t have spices, you can use 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder 4. Heat some oil in a pot on medium low flame. Fry ginger, garlic and white part of the scallions/spring onions until they are lightly browned to extract maximum flavor 5. Next add the spices and stir fry for 30 seconds. Stir frying blooms the spices adding a deeper aroma and flavor 6. Next add 3 large pices of chicken legs/chicken thighs and fry until they are browned on both sides. You can use chicken with or without bone. With bone will be tastier! 7. Pour in 3 cups of hot water. Hot water helps in continued cooking and reduces overall cooking time 8. Next add 4 tbsp soy sauce(light/regular), 1 tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp salt. You can always adjust salt at the end so don’t add too much now 9. Cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked through. It can take anywhere between 20-30 mins 10. If you find foam at the top, skim it with a ladle or a strainer 11. Once the chicken is cooked through, remove and shred into bite sized pieces. Taste & adjust the broth if needed 12. When you are ready to serve, prepare noodles for the soup. Cook noodles only until it’s 90% cooked or it will get too mushy in the broth 13. Strain noodles directly into serving bowls and pour in piping hot soup 14. Top with shredded chicken, spring onions/scallions and enjoy! _______________________________________ SUBSTITUTES: • Missing any of the spices? You can skip one or two but you’ll need at least cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves • No spring onions/scallions? Use 1 thinly sliced onion (any kind) • No noodles? Pasta works too • What else can be added? Mushrooms, carrots and bok choy _______________________________________ TIPS: • You can make the soup earlier and prepare the noodles just before serving • Don’t add too much salt in the beginning. Different soy sauce brands have different salt levels • The soup freezes well and can be used as a ready to eat meal. Store the strained soup and chicken separately in the freezer and prepare noodles while serving #soup #chicken #chickennoodlesoup