Chicken and Sesame Noodles

Thursday 3 January 2013

Chicken and Sesame Noodles 


One of my most popular recipes last year was Simple Sesame Noodles. I admit it is a real favourite of mine too, and not the least because not only is it tasty, but quick and easy as well.   


Chicken and Sesame Noodles


 This recipe here today is a slight variation on that theme . . . with a slightly sweeter, tangy spicy sauce . . . and the addition of chicken.  

I've also added red peppers for some colour.   In truth I could eat this every day of the week.   I do sooooo love pasta.



Chicken and Sesame Noodles


Not sure what the Italians would think of it . . . but they didn't really invent spaghetti did they.  I hear tell it was the Chinese that invented noodles.


 Chicken and Sesame Noodles



I think they would approve.   And even if they didn't, I don't really care.  


My kitchen.  My rules.   Chopsticks . . . I've never been able to master them.    Hand me a fork any day.   It's more my speed.



 Chicken and Sesame Noodles

*Chicken and Sesame Noodles*
Serves 6
Printable Recipe

I could just eat the sauce off of these with a spoon.  It's so tasty.  Quick and easy too.  My kind of cookery.

16 ounces egg spaghetti noodles (1 pound)
6 TBS Toasted Sesame Oil
4 tsp Gourmet Garden crushed garlic, or 4 medium cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
120g of smooth and creamy peanut butter (2/3 cup)
125ml of low sodium soy sauce (1/2 cup)
6 TBS rice wine vinegar
4 TBS packed dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp powdered ginger
1/2 tsp Gourmet Garden crushed red chilies (or to taste)
2 tsp peanut oil
1 1/2 pound of boneless skinless chicken breast meat, cut into half inch cubes
(I like to do this when it's semi frozen)
fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal
2 TBS finely chopped red pepper

Chicken and Sesame Noodles

Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water until al dente, following the package directions.   Drain well, rinse and drain again.  Place in a large bowl and toss with 1 TBS of the sesame oil.

Place the garlic, remaining sesame oil, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, red chilies and a pinch of salt into the bowl of a food processor. (I prefer to err on the side of caution with the chilies as I don't like things overly spicy.)  Blitz until smooth.  Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.  Set aside.

Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add the sliced chicken, in batches if necessary, and brown it on both sides just until cooked through, without over cooking.   

Don't move it about too much.  Over playing with it will cause it to release it's juices and it won't brown.  Toss the chicken in with the noodles.   

Add as much of the dressing as you need to use in order to give the noodles a good coating and nice flavour.   Toss with the onions and red pepper and a good grinding of black pepper.  Serve immediately.

Take a bow.

Coming up next . . . some tasty cookbooks and an old favorite of mine . . . plus I announce the giveaway winner!

5 comments

  1. Your pictures are great. I will need to try this sometime it's so simple.

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  2. Mmmm, looks delicious! The peanut butter reminds me of a recipe from my mom, a spicy peanut butter sesame pasta... So good! But Stephen can't stand it. Sigh. Need an excuse to make it :) maybe I can win them over with this one first!! Yum!
    ~April

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  3. I agree. Who can eat enough with sticks. That's probably why I am ona diet all the time! But these noodles look great. I like the simple recipes the best. Thanks for sharing. Drop by my kitchen when you have a chance.

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  4. I love your recipes but I wish we could put them on pinterest to save them. I dont see the "P" share button but maybe I just dont know how to do it?

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    1. Hi Karen, if you have Pinterest enabled in your browser, the Pin it button should show up when you hover your mouse over any photo. I did have it on the page at one time, but it disappeard and I don't know how to get it back. I will have to ask someone. xo

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