Chicken Soba Bowl Food

CHICKEN SOBA NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, combine the chicken thighs, chicken broth, sliced ginger, scallion whites, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds pepper in a large saucepan. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, about 8 minutes. Uncover and gently simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 5 to 10 more minutes.
• While the chicken cooks, trim the snap peas and thinly slice. Peel the carrots and halve lengthwise, then thinly slice.
• Add the soba noodles to the boiling water and cook as the label directs. Drain and rinse under warm water, then vigorously shake off the water. Divide among bowls.
• Using tongs, remove the chicken to a plate. Discard the ginger and scallions from the broth and skim off any foam. Shred the chicken and return to the broth. Add the shiitakes and carrots, return to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Stir in the snap peas.
• Ladle the soup over the noodles. Top with the scallion greens and grated ginger; sprinkle with shichimi togarashi.

YAKISOBA

Steps:

• Shredded pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami beni shoga; see Cook's Note)
• For the yakisoba sauce: Whisk together the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sugar and soy sauce in a small bowl and reserve.
• For the yakisoba: Place the noodles in a bowl, add about 1 teaspoon of the oil and stir to separate.
• Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pork belly and sear on all sides, about 3 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms, onion and carrot and cook until tender but not cooked all the way, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook until almost tender, about 1 minute. Stir in the scallions and cook until slightly softened, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle in some pepper.
• Add the noodles to the skillet and lower the heat to medium. Stir to warm and combine the noodles with the vegetables in the skillet for about 30 seconds. Stir in the yakisoba sauce and cook until the sauce is absorbed and distributed, about 1 minute. Plate up and top with the dried green seaweed and pickled red ginger if using.

SOBA CHICKEN NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add chicken and cook, stirring often, until chicken is no longer pink, 2 minutes.
• Add broth, water, mushrooms, and soy sauce. Cover and bring to boil. Stir in snow peas, baby peas, and spinach and cook until snow peas are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in noodles. Ladle soup evenly into 6 bowls. Sprinkle evenly with scallions and drizzle with sesame oil.
• Serving size: about 2 cups

CHICKEN SOBA NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the noodles, drain well, then toss with a drizzle sesame oil.
• Finely slice the mangetout, cut the carrot into matchsticks and deseed and slice the red chilli.
• Add to the noodles with the toasted sesame seeds and some shredded cooked chicken, if you have it. Pack with a small portion of soy sauce.

WW SOBA CHICKEN NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt if desired.
• Drain and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, combine broth, water, chicken, mushrooms, ginger, and soy sauce in large saucepan; bring to boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is almost cooked through, about 6 minutes.
• Add snow peas, baby peas, and spinach and cook until snow peas are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in noodles.
• Remove and discard ginger.
• Ladle soup evenly into 4 serving bowls; sprinkle with scallion.