Chicken and Noodles in Spiced Broth
Chicken and Noodles in Spiced Broth might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 recipe has 356 calories, 47g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up peppercorns, chicken stock, sichuan peppercorns, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the coarse sea salt you could follow this main course with the Chocolate-Almond Bark with Sea Salt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Instructions
In a mortar, crush the Sichuan peppercorns until fine but not powdery.
Add the salt and lightly crush to combine, leaving it coarse in texture.
In a large saucepan, combine the stock with the star anise, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, orange zest and the sliced ginger. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook over moderately low heat until fragrant and flavorful, about 20 minutes. Strain the broth into a clean pot and season with salt and pepper.
Add the mushrooms, cover and cook over low heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Keep the broth hot.
In a large saucepan of water, poach the chicken at a very low simmer at low heat just until it is white throughout, about 18 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, pat dry and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice the chicken crosswise on the diagonal 1/2 inch thick.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, soak the noodles in hot water until pliable, about 5 minutes.
Drain and transfer the noodles to the hot broth.
Let stand until heated through, about 1 minute.
Ladle the noodles, mushrooms and broth into shallow bowls. Top with the sliced chicken breasts, scallions and ginger matchsticks.
Sprinkle the chicken with the Sichuan pepper-salt and serve.