Sesame Oil Chicken with Mee Sua

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Sesame oil (Use for sautéing the ginger and chicken; the source does not specify an amount, so this is an estimate.)
• 60 g Ginger (Sliced)
• 500 g Whole chicken leg (The source specifies a whole chicken leg; use bone-in or deboned as preferred. Nutrition is estimated from the edible portion.)
• 4 Shiitake mushrooms (The source says 4 mushrooms; the accompanying word “cloves” appears to be a translation error.)
• 20 g Red dates
• 100 ml Rice wine (The source uses the plural “rice wines”; use Chinese rice wine or Shaoxing wine.)
• 600 ml Water
• 1 tsp Salt
• 20 g Goji berries
• 200 g Mee sua noodles (The source does not specify an amount; this is an estimate for two servings.)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the ingredients. Slice the ginger, clean the shiitake mushrooms, and rinse the red dates and goji berries. Cut the chicken leg into serving pieces if desired.

2. 2

   Place a claypot or heavy pot over medium heat and add the sesame oil. Add the sliced ginger and cook gently until fragrant, taking care not to let the ginger or sesame oil scorch.

3. 3

   Add the chicken pieces and cook in the ginger-scented sesame oil until the surface is no longer raw and lightly colored on the outside.

4. 4

   Add the shiitake mushrooms, red dates, rice wine, and water to the pot. Bring the liquid to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a steady simmer.

5. 5

   Season with the salt and add the goji berries. Cover the claypot and simmer the sesame oil chicken soup for about 20 minutes, until the chicken is tender and cooked through and the broth is fragrant.

6. 6

   While the soup simmers, bring a separate pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the mee sua and blanch it briefly according to its thickness, just until loosened and barely tender.

7. 7

   Drain the blanched mee sua. Add it to the simmering sesame oil chicken soup and cook briefly, about 1 minute, until the noodles are tender and hot. Do not overcook them, as mee sua softens quickly.

8. 8

   Taste the broth and adjust the salt if needed. Divide the noodles, chicken, mushrooms, dates, goji berries, and broth between two bowls, and serve immediately while piping hot.

Notes

The post does not specify the quantity of sesame oil or mee sua, so both amounts are estimated for two servings. Mee sua can become soft quickly; blanch it separately and finish it briefly in the soup as directed. Exercise caution when using a claypot: heat it gradually and avoid thermal shock.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• soup
• noodles
• Chinese
• East Asian
• comfort food
• one-pot
• dairy-free