Soy sauce chicken and noodles
Serves 4
Directions
- 1Start by marinating chicken thighs: add soy sauce, dark soy sauce (for color, optional), oyster sauce, honey, black pepper, and sesame oil.
- 2Mix thoroughly and set aside.
- 3Smash and finely mince some garlic, then set it aside.
- 4Thinly slice green onions and set them aside.
- 5Prepare the noodle sauce: add Shaoxing wine (or chicken broth/water), soy sauce, dark soy sauce (for color), oyster sauce, honey, and chicken bouillon.
- 6Mix the noodle sauce well.
- 7Heat oil in a wok or large pan over medium-high heat.
- 8Add the marinated chicken thighs and cover with a lid to steam and cook through.
- 9After a few minutes (6-7 minutes), uncover and flip the chicken.
- 10Cover the chicken back up and continue cooking.
- 11While chicken cooks, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook thin spaghetti until al dente.
- 12Uncover the chicken for the last couple minutes of cooking to get a nice sear on each side, until golden and beautiful (internal temperature reaches 165°F).
- 13Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- 14Using the same pan with remaining oil, sauté the minced garlic until fragrant.
- 15Pour in the prepared noodle sauce.
- 16Add the cooked pasta and toss to combine.
- 17Add a knob of butter and toss again until well coated.
- 18Finish with sliced green onions and give it one final toss.
- 19To serve, slice the chicken into strips and pair it with the soy sauce noodles.
Ingredients
- 1 lb thin spaghetti
- 2 lbs chicken thighs, skin on, boneless
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 0.5 tbsp sesame oil
- 0.25 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 -4 green onions, thinly sliced
- Salt
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy
- 0.5 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- 2 tbsp oil
Equipment
woklarge panlidlarge bowllarge pot
Tips
- If you don't have dark soy sauce, leave it out.
- If you don't have Shaoxing wine, you can use chicken broth or water.
- Cook pasta until al dente.
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