Name: Warming chicken noodle soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts -; 60ml sake (if you don't have sake, use vodka) -; thumb-sized piece ginger , peeled and sliced into matchsticks -; 3 spring onions , finely sliced on the diagonal, and white and green parts separated -; 150ml soy sauce -; 4 tsp sesame oil -; 2 garlic cloves , grated -; 600g thick white noodles (such as udon) -; 2 large long red Serrano chillies , seeds left in and sliced on the diagonal -; 1 large egg , beaten -; small pack coriander -; 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds -; seaweed flakes, to serve (optional) -

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Warming chicken noodle soup

1. 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts -

2. 60ml sake (if you don't have sake, use vodka) -

3. thumb-sized piece ginger , peeled and sliced into matchsticks -

4. 3 spring onions , finely sliced on the diagonal, and white and green parts separated -

5. 150ml soy sauce -

6. 4 tsp sesame oil -

7. 2 garlic cloves , grated -

8. 600g thick white noodles (such as udon) -

9. 2 large long red Serrano chillies , seeds left in and sliced on the diagonal -

10. 1 large egg , beaten -

11. small pack coriander -

12. 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds -

13. seaweed flakes, to serve (optional) -

How to cook deliciously - Warming chicken noodle soup

1. Stage

Slice the chicken breasts into strips about 1cm wide and the full length of the breast. Briefly marinate the chicken in the sake and leave to one side for a few mins.

2. Stage

Mix the ginger with the whites of the spring onions, soy sauce, sesame oil and garlic.

3. Stage

Put 2 litres of water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Pour in the ginger soy mixture, reduce the heat and cook just below a simmer for 5 mins.

4. Stage

Add the chicken and sake mix, noodles and chillies to the stock and turn the heat up. As soon as the broth comes to the boil, turn off the heat. Slowly pour the egg into the broth, stirring all the time. Add the green parts of the spring onions and stir through. Leave to sit for 2 mins.

5. Stage

Ladle the soup evenly into six bowls. Sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds and coriander, with a few seaweed flakes, if you like.