Soy Sauce Chicken Noodles

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked egg noodles
• 2 chicken thighs
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 cinnamon
• 2 star anise
• 2 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice
• 1 tbsp dried red chilli peppers (chopped)
• 1 tsp ginger (sliced)
• 1 tsp garlic (sliced)
• 1 tbsp shallots (sliced)
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp honey or brown sugar
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 shiitake mushrooms (rehydrate in hot water)
• 1 cup scallions (cut into 3 inch strips)

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Submerge chicken thighs in hot boiling water for 15 mins, drain & place in a big bowl.

3. 3

   Heat oil in a pot on medium low.

4. 4

   Add whole spices, Chinese 5 spice & aromatics, saute for 2 mins.

5. 5

   Add sauces, sweetener & vinegar, heat for 2 mins, then remove from heat.

6. 6

   Add soy sauce mixture into the bowl with chicken & set aside for 1 hr.

7. 7

   Arrange scallions on the base of rice cooker bowl, place chicken & mushroom, then pour in the soy sauce mixture.

8. 8

   Cook chicken & mushrooms for 30-45 mins.

9. 9

   To serve, place noodles in a serving bowl/plate, arrange chopped cooked chicken (remove bones for easy consumption), spoon soy sauce over noodles & chicken, place fresh or blanched vegetables of choice, mushroom & sambal (optional)