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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Asian Style Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe, Random Stuff, and More

This is the latest in my series on quick, easy, and tasty meals:  
https://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2021/10/chinese-style-chicken-sweet-corn-soup.html
https://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2019/12/quick-roast-chicken-soup-recipe-random.html
https://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2019/04/cheesy-tomato-based-pasta-recipe-adding.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2018/08/cheapeasyhealthy-tomato-based-pasta.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2018/07/quick-beef-stew-recipe-random-stuff-and.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2017/11/chinese-style-congee-jook-recipe-random.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2017/10/fast-asian-style-meatprotein-recipes.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2017/10/sweet-chilli-noodles-with-dumplings_6.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2017/09/chinese-style-noodle-soup-with.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2017/09/sweet-chilli-chickenporkbeef-noodle.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/05/vegas-style-food-recipes.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/05/learning-to-cook.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/03/mee-noodle-and-nasi-rice-goreng-recipes.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/03/fried-fish-with-butter-fried-potatoes.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/02/fried-rice-recipe.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/02/chicken-curry-recipe.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/02/szechuan-pork-mince.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/02/vietnamese-grilled-lemongrass-pork-chop.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/02/chinese-roast-bbq-pork-recipe.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/02/koreanjapanese-pork-bolgogi-bbq-pork.html
http://dtbnguyen.blogspot.com/2015/02/simple-pasta-recipes.html

This is being placed here for my own possible records and for others to use if so desired. This is based on recipes online and an interpretation of restaurants that I occasionally frequent. The point of these recipes is to achieve the best taste, in the quickest possible time, at the cheapest possible price. That's why the ingredients are somewhat non-traditional at times. Here's the other thing, it's obvious that they can be altered quickly and easily to suit other core ingredients. Don't be afraid to experiment.

For a while now I've wondered whether it's possible to create a simple Asian style chicken noodle soup recipe using cheap ingredients that was really simple and quick. It is.

The following ingredients are required:
- chicken pieces
- water
- fish sauce
- soy sauce
- salt
- sugar or palm sugar
- garlic
- ginger
- carrots
- noodles (can be rice or egg based. This recipe seems to work with both)
- chicken stock (can be powdered or liquid)(optional)
- celery (optional)
- onion (optional)
- leek (optional)
- green vegetables (a lot of restaurants often use bean sprouts, buk choy, cabbage, or something similar)(optional)
- fried shallots (optional)
- star anise (optional)
- dumplings, char-siu, or roast pork (this gives it a more restaurant feel but isn't really needed)(optional)

Throw chicken pieces and chopped core ingredients into a pot of water or chicken stock. Boil this pot. Add vegetables and any other optional ingredients you may like. Add salt, fish sauce, and/or soy sauce to taste. Cook noodles separately. Ladle soup over noodles in soup bowl and serve.

It'll look something like the following:
asian style chicken noodle soup
https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/asian-chicken-noodle-soup/8fa1d825-fffd-42c7-84e1-5e46f021f16e
https://www.recipetineats.com/chinese-noodle-soup/
https://www.cookingforkeeps.com/easy-asian-chicken-noodle-soup/

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