5030 Cold Soy and Chicken Noodles

Ingredients

• 400 g Frozen Udon
• 2 Eggs (prepared as jammy eggs)
• 1 Cucumber (finely sliced)
• Salt (for cucumber pickling)
• Vinegar (for cucumber pickling)
• 1 Spring Onion (sliced)
• 1 tbsp Crispy Garlic (optional)
• 300 g Silken Tofu
• 1 tbsp Peanut Butter
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
• 4 Ice Cubes
• 250 g Chicken Mince
• 1 tsp Avocado Oil
• 1 tbsp Gochugaru
• 1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Salt (for chicken)
• 1 tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the sauce by adding the silken tofu, peanut butter, soy sauce, fish sauce, and 4 ice cubes to a blender. Blend until completely smooth and chilled. Set aside in the fridge.

2. 2

   Finely slice the cucumber. In a small bowl, mix the cucumber slices with a pinch of salt and a splash of vinegar. Place in the fridge to pickle while you prepare the chicken.

3. 3

   Set a large frying pan over high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the avocado oil and the chicken mince.

4. 4

   Cook the chicken mince, breaking it up with a spatula, until it is golden brown and cooked through.

5. 5

   Add the gochugaru, dark soy sauce, 1 tsp salt, and toasted sesame seeds to the pan with the chicken. Stir to combine and cook for another minute until fragrant.

6. 6

   Cook the udon noodles according to package instructions. Immediately rinse them under cold running water or dunk them in a bowl of iced water to stop the cooking and chill them.

7. 7

   Squeeze the excess liquid from the chilled cucumbers.

8. 8

   To assemble, place the cold noodles in bowls. Pour the chilled tofu sauce over the top.

9. 9

   Top the noodles with the cooked chicken mince, pickled cucumbers, sliced spring onions, crispy garlic (if using), and a jammy egg.

Notes

The author mentions salt and vinegar for the cucumbers in the method but does not list specific quantities in the ingredient list; use approximately 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tbsp vinegar. For the 'jammy egg', boil a room temperature egg for 6.5 to 7 minutes, then shock in ice water.

Nutrition per serving

• high-protein
• main
• noodles
• cold noodles
• healthy
• quick meal
• udon