Soy Sauce Chicken & Noodles

Instructions

STEP 1
Soak the mushrooms in 1 cup hot water for 20 minutes or until softened. Drain and set aside. Strain and reserve the soaking liquid.

STEP 2
Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, garlic and spring onion and stir-fry for a minute. Then add the star anise, cinnamon stick, mushrooms, mushroom soaking liquid, Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and 3 cups of water. Bring to a simmer. Then add the chicken and simmer for another 10 minutes. Turn the heat off, cover and allow the chicken to steep in the hot liquid for 30 minutes.

STEP 3
Lift out the chicken and mushrooms and reserve for later. Taste the braising liquid and season to taste with salt. Place a quarter cup of the liquid into 4 shallow serving bowls. Add the cooked noodles and top with cooked Chinese broccoli, sliced reserved chicken and a mushroom. Drizzle each plate with a little sesame oil and spoon a little sambal on the side if using.

*NOTES:

• Sambal oelek is a chilli paste that can be found in the Asian aisle of most supermarkets or from an Asian grocery store.