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Chicken Udon Soup (鸡肉乌冬面)
A super simple one-pot chicken udon soup that guarantees maximum satisfaction with beautifully seared chicken, rich soup, thick noodles, and tender veggies. The recipe yields 2 big servings as a main or 4 small servings as a side.I made this dish using the Vermicular Musui–Kamado. But you can use a dutch oven or heavy-duty pot for this recipe instead.
Original recipe: omnivorescookbook.com
- Yield:
- 2 servings
- Prep:
- 10 min
- Cook:
- 30 min
- Total:
- 40 min
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thigh ((or breast))
- 3 tablespoons Japanese sake ((or 2 tablespoons dry sherry))
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 cups chicken broth ((or vegetable broth))
- 1/2 lb brown mushrooms (, sliced (or 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms))
- 3 green onions (, sliced, green and white parts separated)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (, minced)
- 4 cups napa cabbage (, chopped)
- 2 packs udon noodles (total 17-oz / 500 g)
Instructions
- Add the oil into the Vermicular Musui–Kamado (or a 4-quart dutch oven). Turn to medium heat setting. Let it heat up until it shows “Grill OK”.
- Mix the sauce in a small bowl while heating up the pot.
- Add the chicken thighs into the pot without overlapping. Sear until the bottom turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and sear the other side.
- Once both sides of the chicken are seared, pour the sauce into the pot. Turn to low heat. Cover and let it cook until the chicken thighs are cooked through, 5 minutes or so. Once done, transfer the chicken to a big plate.
- Add the broth, mushrooms, white part of the green onion, and ginger. Turn the heat setting to medium. Cover and cook until the mushrooms are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Add the white part of the napa cabbage and cover again. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the noodles, the green part of the cabbage, and the green part of the green onions. Cook until the noodles heat up and the cabbage turns tender, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Slice the cooked chicken and place it on top of the noodles.
- Serve hot as a main dish.