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Soy chicken with pickled ginger soba noodles

Name: Soy chicken with pickled ginger soba noodles
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (80ml) soy sauce; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine); 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 4 x 150g skinless chicken thigh fillets; 250g soba noodles; 1/3 cup sliced pickled ginger; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 3 spring onions, thinly sliced

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Soy chicken with pickled ginger soba noodles

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by Nancy Duran

Recipe developer and food writer

Oct 03, 2015

Get out the chopsticks and dive into a bowl of slippery noodles and sweet, sticky chicken!

1/3 cup (80ml) soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
4 x 150g skinless chicken thigh fillets
250g soba noodles
1/3 cup sliced pickled ginger
2 teaspoons sesame oil
3 spring onions, thinly sliced

Method

1.

Heat an oiled chargrill or barbecue to medium-high. Whisk soy, sugar, mirin and vinegar in a bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Reserve marinade and cook chicken on barbecue or grill for about 4 minutes each side until cooked through.
2.

Meanwhile, cook noodles according to packet instructions, then drain. Toss with the pickled ginger, sesame oil and all but 2 tablespoons of the spring onion.
3.

Bring marinade to boil in a small pan.
4.

Simmer on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until thickened. Place noodles in bowls with thickly sliced chicken and sauce.
5.

Garnish with reserved spring onion.