Asian marinated chicken W peanut noodles

ingredients :

for chicken:

2 chicken breasts sliced

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp sesame oil

3 garlic cloves crushed

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tbsp maple syrup

1 tbsp sake or mirin

1 tbsp of cornflour

150 ml of water

5 scallions chopped

for noodles :

3 nest of any noodle of your choice

Peanut dressing: ( may be too much for this recipe HOWEVER it  keeps well in fridge, goes with everything and its delicious)

120g of roasted red skin peanuts

3 tbsp of sesame oil

1 tbsp of chili oil

2 tbsp of honey

1 garlic clove

100ml of rapeseed oil

60 ml of water

method:

Begin by preparing the marinade for chicken, simply combine soy, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, maple syrup and sake in a bowl.Add the chicken strips stir to combine, leave to marinate for 2/4 hours

Next make the peanut dressing

for this your need your food processor roast your peanuts leave the skin on

put all listed dressing ingredients together in processor give it a good blitz, TASTE and that’s that. peanut dressing can be stored in fridge for up to a week

To assemble:

add a glug of oil to a large wok, when its almost spitting add all the chicken strips leave the remaining sauce to the side

when the chicken begins to change colour lash in the scallions and the remaining marinade, simmer for 2 mins

mix the cornflour with the 150 ml of water and stir into the wok

let it simmer for about 8 mins

meanwhile cook those noodles using packet instructions

Finally drain the noodles leaving a little drizzle of their cooking water in the pot…. DRENCH THEM in that peanut dressing

TOP with that SAUCY chicken

garnish with chilli, coriander or basil and more peanut dressing

ABSOLUTE AND UTTER HEAVEN