The Secret To Making Super Quick, Asian-style Noodle Soups Is To

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 4 medium garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
• 2 inches piece fresh ginger, peeled, cut into 1/8-inch rounds and smashed
• 2 star anise
• 3 tablespoons asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken thighs (trimmed of excess fat)
• table salt
• 4 cups napa cabbage, rinsed and sliced thin crosswise
• 2 scallions, and green parts, sliced thin on an angle
• 1/2 cup loose-packed fresh mint leaves, torn in half if large
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, loose-packed
• 2 tablespoons roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 noodles:.
• 2 bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot. off heat, add noodles, and let sit until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. drain and distribute among individual serving bowls.
• 3 broth:.
• 4 bring all ingredients to boil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. reduce heat to low; simmer partially covered to blend flavors. add chicken thighs to the broth and simmer until cooked through, about 10 minutes. remove chicken with slotted spoon and set aside; when cool enough to handle, slice thinly. continue to simmer broth, return to pot; season to taste with additional salt if necessary. cover and keep hot over low heat.
• 5 assembling the soup:.
• 6 divide the noodles and cabbage among the bowls.
• 7 add the chicken, then ladle in the broth.
• 8 sprinkle on all other ingredients and serve immediately, passing lime wedges separately.
• 9 step by step: bruising the aromatics.
• 10 using the handle or back of a chef's knife, smash the ginger, garlic, and lemon grass to release flavor.
• 11 step by step: assembling the soup.
• 12 divide the noodles and sprouts or cabbage among the bowls.
• 13 add the meat, seafood, or chicken, then ladle in the broth.
• 14 sprinkle on the herbs and other flavorings of choice.