# Spicy Peanut Chicken Noodles

A high-protein noodle dish featuring spicy chicken mince, a rich miso peanut sauce, and a fresh herb salad, designed to be prepared in less than 30 minutes.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 40 g peanut butter
- 25 g white miso
- 20 ml rice vinegar
- 20 ml soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 0.5 tsp MSG
- 65 ml water
- 0.5 cucumber
- 10 g fresh coriander
- 4 spring onions
- 1 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp gochujang
- 1 tbsp Korean chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 400 g chicken mince
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 200 g udon noodles
- a splash warm noodle water

## Instructions

1. Whisk together the peanut butter, white miso, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and MSG until smooth.
2. Slowly drizzle in the water while whisking until the sauce is velvety and pourable. Set aside.
3. Slice the cucumber into thin half moons.
4. Pick the coriander leaves.
5. Finely slice the green tops of the spring onions.
6. Combine the cucumber, coriander, and green spring onion tops in a bowl.
7. Add the garlic, gochujang, Korean chilli flakes, dark soy, rice vinegar, sugar, and the white parts of the spring onions to a blender.
8. Blitz the ingredients in the blender until smooth and set aside.
9. Heat a large frying pan over high heat.
10. Add the vegetable oil to the pan, then the chicken mince.
11. Press the chicken mince flat and let it brown deeply on one side before breaking it up.
12. Cook the chicken mince through, then pour in the chilli sauce.
13. Stir and let the chicken and sauce bubble for 2–3 minutes until thick, sticky, and fully coating the chicken.
14. Cook the noodles according to package instructions.
15. Drain the cooked noodles and immediately toss them with the miso peanut sauce and a splash of warm noodle water until glossy and well coated.
16. Divide the saucy noodles between bowls.
17. Top the noodles with the spicy chicken and the herb salad.
18. Finish with extra miso peanut sauce if desired.

## Equipment

- whisk
- bowl
- blender
- large frying pan
- pot

## Tips

- Chill herb salad in iced water for more crunch.
- Browning chicken mince deeply on one side before breaking it up.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTYJWHvCJQx/?igsh=MWlmaWlmdGsyczB1bw%3D%3D
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0fa1337c-07d7-405e-bc40-f11de4d0aa1b
- Extracted: 2026-01-20

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