Ingredients
1 tbsp olive or cooking oil
400g (~2 breasts) chicken, cut in to strips (or shredded cooked chicken)
3cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated (or 1 tbsp ground ginger)
1 red chilli, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
1 star anise
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1L chicken stock
100g pak choi, shredded
200g fresh egg noodles
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Suitable for: Soup ChefSoup Chef Pro
The Method
Select the SAUTE function, add the oil and allow to heat. Add the raw chicken (if using), followed by the ginger, chilli, garlic, spring onion and star anise and stir regularly for ~3 minutes until the chicken begins to brown.
Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce and stock and stir to combine then cancel the SAUTE function.
Put the lid on and select the CHUNKY function.
When the program has finished, open the lid and remove the star anise, which should be floating on the top.
Add the noodles, pak choi and cooked chicken (if using). Select the SAUTE function and stir occasionally for ~2 minutes until the pak choi has wilted, then cancel the SAUTE function and season to taste before serving.