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Ginger and Spring Onion Chicken Noodles

Cornflour-coated chicken strips stir-fried with ginger, pak choi and egg noodles in a soy-sesame sauce.

Total
25 min
Hands on
20 min
Serves
2
Method
hob
Cuisine
Chinese

Per serving · estimated

Energy
545 kcal
Protein
42 g
Fat
14 g
Carbs
58 g
Freshly cooked Ginger and Spring Onion Chicken Noodles

Method

  1. Step 1 of 15

    Slice the chicken breast into thin strips across the grain.

    • Chicken breast
    slice chicken strips
  2. Step 2 of 15

    Toss the chicken with the cornflour and 1 tbsp of the soy sauce.

    • Chicken breast
    • Cornflour
    • Soy sauce
  3. Step 3 of 15

    Bring a pan of water to the boil for the noodles.

    saucepan on hob
  4. Step 4 of 15

    Cook the noodles for 4 minutes, then drain and rinse briefly.

    • Dried egg noodles
    4 min
  5. Step 5 of 15

    Grate the ginger.

    • Fresh ginger
    grate ginger
  6. Step 6 of 15

    Mince the garlic.

    • Garlic
    mince garlic
  7. Step 7 of 15

    Slice the spring onions into rounds, keeping whites and greens separate.

    • Spring onions
    slice spring onion
  8. Step 8 of 15

    Cut the pak choi into wide pieces, stalks and leaves apart.

    • Pak choi
  9. Step 9 of 15

    Whisk the remaining soy sauce with the rice vinegar, honey and sesame oil.

    • Soy sauce
    • Rice vinegar
    • Honey
    • Sesame oil
  10. Step 10 of 15

    Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over high heat until it shimmers.

    • Vegetable oil
    oil shimmering
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  11. Step 11 of 15

    Stir-fry the chicken for 4 minutes, until golden and cooked to 74 °C.

    • Chicken breast
    74 °C / 165 °F4 minPoultry (whole, parts, and ground) to 74 °C / 165 °F
  12. Step 12 of 15

    Add the ginger, garlic and spring onion whites and stir-fry 1 minute.

    • Fresh ginger
    • Garlic
    • Spring onions
    1 min
  13. Step 13 of 15

    Add the pak choi stalks with 2 tbsp water and stir-fry 2 minutes, then add the leaves.

    • Pak choi
    2 min
  14. Step 14 of 15

    Tip in the noodles and sauce and toss for 1 minute until glossy and coated.

    • Dried egg noodles
    • Soy sauce
    1 min
  15. Step 15 of 15

    Serve topped with the spring onion greens and sliced chilli.

    • Spring onions
    • Red chilli

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