After visiting Thaiyashi on Dean Street in Newlands with a friend of mine this week, I had such a major Thai food craving that I decided to make one of my favourite, super delicious, wholesome Asian food dishes: chicken noodle soup!
Ingredients:
(all amounts are relative to how large of a portion you want to make)
Chicken breasts (boneless)
Egg noodles
Mushrooms
Carrots
Onion
Frozen peas
Baby spinach
Fresh ginger
Garlic and ginger paste
Oyster sauce
Soya sauce
Honey/ sugar
Lemon juice/ lemon zest
Salt/ pepper for taste
Method:
(the easy bit dont worry)
Cut your chicken into cubes and add to an oiled pan (the chicken should sizzle once added...this will show that the oil is hot enough)
Add water to the chicken to steam cook/ boil it (top pan with a lid)
Cut up your carrots, onions and mushrooms and ginger
In a separate pot, bring water to the boil and add the onions, carrots, frozen peas and some of the ginger
In a mixing bowl: add soya sauce and oyster sauce (equal parts), mix together with a squeeze of honey, some salt and pepper, diced ginger, some ginger and garlic paste, and a squirt of lemon juice/ some lemon zest. Mix well
Once the vegetables and chicken are done remove off heat
Take the soya sauce mixture and add to the chicken - combine well
Strain off the vegetables, but SAVE THE STOCK
Place the pot with the stock back on the heat and add your egg noodles (rice noodles would also be good here!). Add extra water to make sure the eggs noodles are slightly submerged
Once noodles are soft, add the vegetables and the chicken mixture combined in the sauce
Stir well
Add more of the ingredients that went into the sauce as you wish (personal preference)
Serve with fresh baby spinach and top with a fried egg!
ENJOY!
Jess x