Hokkien noodles with chicken
Total Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
14 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Rating
4.93 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
4 servings
- 500g/ 1 lb hokkien noodles (, (fridge best) (Note 1)
- 350g/ 12 oz chicken thighs (boneless, skinless), cut into lot of thin 0.5 x 3cm / 0.2 x 1.2" pieces (Note 2)
- 2 tbsp canola oil (or vegetable, cottonseed, peanut oil)
- 2 garlic cloves (, finely minced)
- 8 green onion stems (, cut into 5cm / 2" lengths, white part separated from green part (Note 3)
- 1 red capsicum (bell peppers) (, cut into thin 0.5cm / 0.2" strips)
- 3 heaped cups green cabbage (, cut into thin 1 x 5cm / 0.5 x 2" strips)
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce (Note 4)
- 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce (Note 4)
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce (Note 5)
- 1 tbsp Mirin or Chinese cooking wine (Note 6)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil (, toasted (Note 7)
- 1/8 tsp white pepper (sub black pepper)
- White sesame seeds
- Finely sliced green onion
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Preparation
Step 1
Abbreviated recipe:
Step 2
Marinate chicken with 1 1/2 tbsp Sauce. Cook chicken 1 min, add garlic and white part of green onion, cook 1 min. Add capsicum & cabbage, cook 2 min. Add green part of green onion, noodles, sauce, toss 2 min. Serve!
Step 3
Full recipe:
Step 4
Sauce - Mix the sauce in a small bowl.
Step 5
Briefly marinate chicken - Toss the chicken with 1 1/2 tbsp of the Sauce. Marinate for 10 minutes while you prepare the noodles and vegetables.
Step 6
Rinse noodles - Prepare the noodles per the packet directions (soak in boiling water or briefly boil). Drain in a colander then rinse briefly under tap water (Note 8)
Step 7
Sear chicken - Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan over high heat until very hot (mine is 30cm/12", Note 9 re: wok). Add the chicken and toss for 1 minute. Add the garlic and white part of the green onion, then toss for another 1 minute or until the surface of the chicken is sealed (but still a bit raw inside)
Step 8
Cook veg & noodles - Add the capsicum and cabbage. Toss for 2 minutes until the cabbage is mostly wilted. Add the green part of the green onions, noodles and sauce. Toss for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes until the noodles are stained a lovely mahogany colour.
Step 9
Serve immediately, sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onion if desired!
Step 10
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