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Spicy Chicken and Cool Soba Noodles
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5 from 4 votes

Spicy Sesame Chicken Skewers

Sesame chicken with a little kick, and noodles to cool it down!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Chicken, noodles, spicy
Servings: 4 people
Calories:
Author: Amy

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger*
  • 1 small sweet onion quartered
  • ½ C soy sauce**
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ C sesame oil
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled
  • 1 tablespoon gochu jang or chili paste
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken tenders
  • 2 tablespoon sesame seeds

Cool Soba Noodles

  • 12-16 oz stir fry noodles***
  • ¼ C sesame oil
  • ¼ C granulated sugar
  • ¼ C rice vinegar
  • ¼ C vegetable oil
  • ½ C soy sauce
  • 1 bunch scallions thinly sliced
  • 4 medium carrots grated
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions

For the marinade

  • In a blender or food processor, combine ginger, onion, garlic, soy sauce, Gochu jang, lemon juice, sugar, cumin and sesame oil. Process or blend until mostly smooth.
  • Place chicken into baking dish, sprinkle salt over chicken, and pour marinade over top. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of marinade. Cover and chill for 6-8 hours, or overnight.
  • Remove chicken strips from marinade and thread onto skewers. Place on a preheated grill over high heat. Grill for 3 minutes on each side. Serve over Cool Soba Noodles, recipe below.

Cool Soba Noodles

  • Cook noodles to package instructions. 
  • In a small saucepan bring soy sauce and sugar to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for about 3 minutes, until syrupy. Transfer to a mixing bowl and whisk in vinegar, sesame oil and vegetable oil. 
  • Pour half of the dressing over noodles and toss, adding dressing as needed. Add scallions, carrots and sesame seeds and toss again.
  • Chill until ready to serve (making up to one day in advance).

Notes

*If you don't have fresh ginger, you can substitute with 1 teaspoon ground ginger.
**Always use reduced sodium soy sauce! Regular is too salty!
***Just about any noodle you find in the Asian aisle at the grocery store will work. You can even use spaghetti noodles if you don't have any stir fry noodles.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg