Name: Sweet and sour chicken noodles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 chicken thighs; 1 tbsp chilli jam; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 150g mangetout; 150g rice noodles; Tamari soy sauce & coriander leaves to serve

Sweet and sour chicken noodles

6 Jun 2019

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

I watched Jamie’s 5 ingredients show on the telly and decided to try out his sweet & sour chicken noodles recipe (see original recipe >>). I used mangetout instead of sugar snaps and my own chilli jam, but otherwise I followed his recipe. It’s quite nice but takes longer to cook than I thought it would and it needed some extra flavours so I served it with soy sauce & chopped coriander.

Ingredients

2 chicken thighs
1 tbsp chilli jam
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
150g mangetout
150g rice noodles
Tamari soy sauce & coriander leaves to serve

Instructions

Gently remove the skin of the chicken then place them a large, non-stick, frying pan and cook them over medium heat until golden and crispy.
Meanwhile remove the bones of the thighs and put these into the pan. Chop the meat into 2cm pieces.
Transfer the crispy skins to a plate and let them cool then add the meat to the bones in the pan and cook for 5 minutes, or until golden, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain, reserving a cupful of the cooking water. Snip the noodles, using scissors, into approx. 5cm pieces.
When the chicken meat is brown, add the Worcestershire sauce and chilli jam, stir for a minute, then then add the mangetout and noodles. Add a splash of the reserved cooking water, then cook for 2-3 minutes, until the mangetout is tender.
Taste and season with salt & pepper to your liking.
Finely chop the crispy chicken skin and crumble it over the dish.
Serve it with soya sauce and chopped herbs.