Hainanese chicken noodle soup

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 25 min
  • Difficulty: easy

You can make this Hainanese chicken noodle soup in well under half an hour, perfect for a quick and nourishing meal when you get in the door.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp light olive oil
  • 600g British free-range skinless, boneless chicken thighs, roughly chopped
  • 2 onions, finely sliced
  • 1.2 litres good quality chicken stock
  • 5cm piece fresh ginger, sliced into matchsticks
  • 2 star anise
  • 200g dried egg noodles
  • 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
  • About 400g stir-fry mixed veg (we used 2 x Waitrose rainbow stir-fry veg)
  • Grated zest and juice 1 lime, plus extra wedges for squeezing
  • 2 large handfuls coriander, roughly chopped
  • Chilli flakes and soy sauce to serve (optional)
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Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Fry the chicken until golden, then remove and set aside. Add the onions to the pan and cook for 8 minutes or until beginning to soften and turn golden. Add the stock, ginger and star anise, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Put the noodles in a large bowl, pour over boiling water from the kettle to cover and leave to soften for 3 minutes. Drain, then run under cold water to stop them sticking.
  3. Return the chicken to the pan of stock along with the fish sauce, drained noodles and stir-fry vegetables. Heat through, stirring occasionally, then add the lime zest and juice and the coriander. Season to taste, then divide among 4 bowls. Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over, and chilli flakes and soy sauce, if you like.
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Nutrition

  • 486kcals Calories
  • 10.3g (2.2g saturated) Fat
  • 49.6g Protein
  • 45g (9.2g sugars) Carbs
  • 7.6g Fibre
  • 2.3g Salt
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