Hokkien noodles with chicken
Recipe video above. My everyday Hokkien Noodles recipe. A great sauce. Strips of chicken. Lots of vegetables. 6 minute cook. Dinner in 20 minutes flat!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 6 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500g/ 1 lb hokkien noodles (, (fridge best) (Note 1))
- 350g/ 12 oz chicken thighs ((boneless, skinless), cut into lot of thin 0.5 x 3cm / 0.2 x 1.2" pieces (Note 2))
- 2 tbsp canola oil ((or vegetable, cottonseed, peanut oil))
- 2 garlic cloves (, finely minced)
- 8 green onion stems (, cut into 5cm / 2" lengths, white part separated from green part (Note 3))
- 1 red capsicum (bell peppers) (, cut into thin 0.5cm / 0.2" strips)
- 3 heaped cups green cabbage (, cut into thin 1 x 5cm / 0.5 x 2" strips)
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce ((Note 4))
- 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce ((Note 4))
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce ((Note 5))
- 1 tbsp Mirin or Chinese cooking wine ((Note 6))
- 1 tbsp sesame oil (, toasted (Note 7))
- 1/8 tsp white pepper ((sub black pepper))
- White sesame seeds
- Finely sliced green onion
Instructions
- 1
Marinate chicken with 1 1/2 tbsp Sauce. Cook chicken 1 min, add garlic and white part of green onion, cook 1 min. Add capsicum & cabbage, cook 2 min. Add green part of green onion, noodles, sauce, toss 2 min. Serve!
- 2
Sauce - Mix the sauce in a small bowl.
- 3
Briefly marinate chicken - Toss the chicken with 1 1/2 tbsp of the Sauce. Marinate for 10 minutes while you prepare the noodles and vegetables.
- 4
Rinse noodles - Prepare the noodles per the packet directions (soak in boiling water or briefly boil). Drain in a colander then rinse briefly under tap water (Note 8)
- 5
Sear chicken - Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan over high heat until very hot (mine is 30cm/12", Note 9 re: wok). Add the chicken and toss for 1 minute. Add the garlic and white part of the green onion, then toss for another 1 minute or until the surface of the chicken is sealed (but still a bit raw inside)
- 6
Cook veg & noodles - Add the capsicum and cabbage. Toss for 2 minutes until the cabbage is mostly wilted. Add the green part of the green onions, noodles and sauce. Toss for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes until the noodles are stained a lovely mahogany colour.
- 7
Serve immediately, sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onion if desired!