This Chinese chicken noodle soup is an easy traditional noodle soup you can make any day of the week.
VOCABULARY –
slices – thin, broad pieces of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.
pat – touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand.
simmer – stay just below the boiling point while being heated.
Leafy greens – plants with leaves you can eat.
tablespoon – a unit of measure used in cooking
handful – as much or as many as your hand will hold
INGREDIENTS
- ▢1.5 pounds chicken leg quarters(about 2 leg quarters)
- ▢2 tablespoons oil
- ▢1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- ▢5 cups water
- ▢2-3 slices ginger (about ⅛-inch/0.3cm thick, 2 inches/5cm long)
- ▢1 scallion
- ▢salt (to taste)
- ▢white pepper powder (to taste)
- ▢8 ounces fresh thin wheat noodles (of your choice; or 3.5 ounces/100g dried noodles)
- ▢1 large handful leafy greens (such as baby bok choy, choy sum, spinach, or even romaine lettuce)
- ▢chili oil (to garnish, optional)
INSTRUCTIONS –
Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Preheat a thick-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, add the oil, and then add the chicken legs skin-side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes then flip and cook on the other side for 3-4 minutes.
Add Shaoxing wine, water, ginger slices, and a whole scallion. Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to the medium-low, and simmer (covered tightly) for 40 minutes.
Boil water in a separate pot. Remove the chicken leg quarters from the soup pot, and let cool for a few minutes. Add salt and white pepper powder to the soup to taste. Cover and keep warm on the stove. Shred the chicken into large strips with a fork.
By now, your water should be boiling. Cook the noodles according to package instructions. In the last 30 seconds to 1 minute of cooking, add the leafy greens, and cook along with the noodles.
Divide the noodles and greens among 2-3 bowls, and ladle the soup broth on top. Top with the shredded chicken and chili oil (if desired). Serve!
Source: https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/
