# Spicy Peanut Chicken Noodles

A high-protein recipe featuring chicken mince with a spicy sauce, udon noodles tossed in a miso peanut sauce, and a fresh herb salad.

- 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

## 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, then set aside.
3. For the herb salad, slice the cucumber into thin half moons.
4. Pick the coriander leaves and finely slice the green tops of the spring onions.
5. Combine the cucumber, coriander, and spring onion greens in a bowl.
6. Add the garlic, gochujang, Korean chilli flakes, dark soy, rice vinegar, sugar and the white parts of the spring onions to a blender.
7. Blitz until smooth and set aside.
8. Heat a large frying pan over high heat.
9. Add the oil, then the chicken mince.
10. Press the chicken mince flat and let it brown deeply on one side before breaking it up.
11. Cook the chicken through, then pour in the chilli sauce.
12. Stir and let it bubble for 2

–3 minutes until thick, sticky and fully coating the chicken.
13. Cook the noodles according to pack instructions.
14. Drain the noodles and toss immediately with the miso peanut sauce and a splash of warm noodle water until glossy and well coated.
15. Divide the saucy noodles between bowls.
16. Top with the spicy chicken and the herb salad.
17. Finish with extra miso peanut sauce if you like.

## Equipment

- blender
- large frying pan
- bowl

## Tips

- Chill the herb salad in iced water for more crunch.
- Press chicken mince flat to brown deeply on one side before breaking it up.
- Toss noodles immediately with sauce and a splash of warm noodle water until glossy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTYJWHvCJQx/?igsh=MWphMm84bncyenJycg==
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- Extracted: 2026-01-13

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