Sesame Noodles with Chicken
From nikchick 17 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 6
I had cold sesame noodles with chicken in a restaurant and love it so much I knew I had to make it at home. After several trials, I knew this recipe was the one.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sesame seeds shopping list
- ¼ cup chunky peanut butter shopping list
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 teaspoons) shopping list
- 1 piece (1-inch) fresh ginger, grated or minced (about 1 tablespoon) shopping list
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce shopping list
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Tabasco) shopping list
- 2 tablespoons lightly packed light brown sugar shopping list
- hot water shopping list
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1½ pounds), trimmed of excess fat shopping list
- 1 tablespoon salt shopping list
- 1 pound fresh Chinese egg noodles or 12 ounces dried spaghetti shopping list
- 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil shopping list
- 4 scallions, sliced thin on diagonal shopping list
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated on large holes of box grater (about 2/3 cup) shopping list
How to make it
- Toast the sesame seeds in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until golden and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Reserve 1 tablespoon sesame seeds in a small bowl.
- In a blender or food processor, puree the remaining 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, peanut butter, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, hot sauce, and sugar until smooth, about 30 seconds. With the machine running, add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the sauce has the consistency of heavy cream, about 5 tablespoons; set the mixture aside (it can be left in the blender jar or food processor bowl).
- Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a stockpot over high heat. Meanwhile, adjust an oven rack to 6 inches from the broiler element; heat the broiler.
- Spray the broiler pan top with vegetable cooking spray; place the chicken breasts on top and broil the chicken until lightly browned, 4 to 8 minutes. Using tongs, flip the chicken over and continue to broil until the thickest part is no longer pink when cut into and registers about 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. Using 2 forks, shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside.
- Add the salt and noodles to the boiling water; boil the noodles until tender, about 4 minutes for fresh and 10 minutes for dried. Drain, then rinse with cold running tap water until cool to the touch; drain again. In a large bowl, toss the noodles with the sesame oil until evenly coated. Add the shredded chicken, scallions, carrot, and sauce; toss to combine.
- Divide among individual bowls, sprinkle each bowl with a portion of reserved sesame seeds, and serve.
The Rating
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OMG...this is unbelievable!!! You got my 5 without my even trying this one. I can just taste this wonderful dish now. Thank you again for the post. Lorraine
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If I could give this recipe 10 stars I would! It's perfect and incredibly delicious! Just what I was looking for and without a bunch of crazy ingredients. I was generous with the ginger and probably used 2x the amount. Just for fun I added sliced ste...more
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