Asian Chicken Noodle Soup

Last night I whipped up some Asian Chicken Noodle Soup. 

Before we get into the details I have to mention that if you don’t often cook Asian dishes this one may be a bit of an “investment” for your first batch. I didn’t own many of these ingredients and was a little sticker shocked as I was throwing items into my cart and adding it all up in my head ($6 mirin, $10 Sriracha, $6 napa cabbage, $6 rice vinegar, $12 organic chicken, etc.). I’m sure you can find these ingredients at a lower price but I was already at my Harris Teeter and committed to the recipe. Anyway, the soup was totally worth $60 (kidding, it wasn’t that much) and I’ll be making it often now that I own all of the ingredients.

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup 

Adapted from Food Network & Cooking Classy

Ingredients

    2 Tbsp vegetable oil
    2 cups diced carrots
    6 green onions, thinly slicing scallions and keeping onions separated
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    2 Tbsp minced peeled ginger
    1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
    Salt and pepper
    8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
    4 Tbsp soy sauce
    2 Tbsp mirin
    4 Tbsp rice vinegar
    1 Tbsp Sriracha
    1 Tbsp sesame oil
    1 Tbsp granulated sugar
    4 cups slightly packed chopped Napa cabbage
    8 oz crimini mushrooms , sliced
    2 (4.3 oz) packages dry ramen, seasoning packets discarded
    1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

Heat 1 Tbsp vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dice chicken into cubes and season with salt and pepper. Saute until browned on both sides. In a soup pot or dutch oven add carrots and saute 3 minutes then add green onions, garlic and ginger and saute 2 minutes longer. Add chicken in. Pour in chicken broth, soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, Sriracha and sesame oil. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer about 5-7 minutes. Stir in sugar, cabbage and mushrooms and return soup to a boil. Add noodles and cook 3-5 minutes longer until noodles are tender. Serve warm sprinkled with cilantro and scallions.

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