Soba Noodle Soup with Chicken, Tofu, and Bok Choy

Name: Soba Noodle Soup with Chicken, Tofu, and Bok Choy
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large bok choy, well rinsed, greens and stalks separated, sliced into thin ribbons; 3 mediums chicken thighs; 59 milliliters torn fresh cilantro leaves; 2 inches section fresh lemongrass, cut in half lengthwise and bruised with the back of a knife; 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar; 59 milliliters thinly sliced scallion greens and light whites; 7 mediums shiitake mushrooms, caps very thinly sliced, stems discarded; 454 grams dried soba noodles; 3 Tbsps dark soy sauce; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 liters homemade or store-bought low sodium chicken or vegetable stock; 1 whole star anise

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Sob A mixture of bok choy, soy sauce, vegetable oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the extra firm tofu you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven set over medium heat until shimmering.

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Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add garlic, ginger, and lemongrass and cook, stirring, until aromatics are fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Lemon Grass

Garlic

Ginger

Add stock, soy sauce, anise, and chicken thighs and increase heat to high. Bring liquid to a boil then reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes.

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Chicken Thighs

Soy Sauce

Whole Chicken

Anise

Stock

Add shiitakes and sliced bok choy stems to soup and cook for 15 minutes sliced bok choy greens and cook until vegetables and chicken are tender, about 15 minutes longer.

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Vegetable

Shiitake Mushrooms

Bok Choy

Whole Chicken

Greens

Soup

Remove chicken and let cool slightly, then shred into bite-sized pieces with your fingers. Return to soup.

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Whole Chicken

Soup

Add vinegar, tofu, and noodles to soup and cook until noodles are cooked (see package for cooking time). Season soup to taste with more soy sauce, vinegar, or salt, garnish with scallions and cilantro, and serve.

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Green Onions