Soba Noodles with Chicken

Grossman and I are trying to eat healthier (the Red Velvet Cupcakes and butter has kind of made us soft and lumpy), so I thought I’d try a new recipe.  I had some soba noodles on hand so last night I gave them a go.

Soba Noodles with Chicken

2 1/2 T. soy sauce
1 T. honey
Rice vinegar to taste
Sesame Oil (a few shakes)
3 or 4  boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 package of soba noodles
1 qt low-sodium chicken broth
1 T. lemon juice
1 1/2 cups mung bean sprouts
4 or 5 scallions, minced
Pickled ginger (optional)

Combine 1 1/2 T soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a bowl and mix well.  Add in the chicken thighs.  Let them marinate for about 10 minutes.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the thighs and marinade.  Saute for about 5-6 minutes till done.  Remove from heat and set aside.

Bring 4 quarts of water to boil in a large pot.

While that’s coming up to a boil, make the broth.  Combine the chicken broth, 1 T. soy sauce, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat.  Get it to an almost-but-not-quite-boiling point and keep it there.

While the broth is “simmering”, add a few pinches of salt to the boing water and then add in the soba noodles.  Cook for about 5 minutes or till al dente.  Drain and rinse under cold water.

Assemble!  Put some noodles in a bowl, put some chicken on top, sprinkle with mung beans, scallions, and ginger, and ladle some broth over it all.  Eat!

Just a note, Grossman wasn’t a huge fan of the soba noodles.  I liked it, but I like him more, so next time I’ll do rice vermicelli instead of soba.

Also, the chicken with the marinade was good eatin’.  It would be really good served with rice or on top of a salad.  We had a lot of noodles left over so I’m going to try a cold soba noodle salad thing today.