Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Miso Chicken Soba Noodles
Miso chicken over soba makes a satisfying bowl with a sweet, savory edge. The pan juices give the noodles something good to catch, with fresh pepper and rocket beside the chicken.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Original yield
- Serves 2
- Ingredients
- 9 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Noodles
A few quick notes
1. Mix the short marinade first
Whisk miso, honey and soy sauce together before adding sliced chicken for its brief marinating period.
2. Loosen the browned pan
After the chicken develops a slight char, add the stated small amount of water to deglaze and continue cooking.
3. Cook soba by its package
Boil the noodles according to their package, keeping the chicken and pan juices ready for the assembled serving.
Get to know the ingredients
Sliced boneless thigh
Slice the chicken thigh before coating in the miso mixture, ready for stirring occasionally during its skillet cook.
Red pepper for serving
The sliced red peppers are served with the noodles and chicken, rather than cooked during the chicken's skillet stage.
Rocket leaves
Cut the rocket leaves in half as listed before serving them alongside the soba, chicken and red peppers.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 2. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Pan juices over the noodles
Serve noodles with chicken, pepper and rocket, drizzle over the skillet juices and finish with roasted sesame seeds.
A little more help as you go
Fresh soba is an option
You can use fresh refrigerated soba as well as dry noodles, following the package's cooking instructions for the chosen noodles.
A hotter finish is included
You can use chili paste or fresh chilies added to the final dish if you want some extra heat.
A few questions you might have
Does the honey go over the finished noodles?
It is whisked into the chicken marinade with miso and soy sauce before the sliced thigh is added.
Should I discard the pan juices?
Keep them for drizzling over the soba, chicken and vegetables when assembling the serving, before adding sesame seeds.
Can I choose another meat?
You can use pork or beef if you'd prefer either one to chicken.
Do I cook the rocket in the skillet?
It is included with the noodles, chicken and sliced peppers at serving; the skillet cook is for the chicken.
When should I turn off the chicken pan?
Finish the additional cooking after deglazing with water, then turn off the heat while preparing and serving the noodles.
Any more cooking tips?
Recipe Adapted from: Delicious. Choose a different protein such as pork or beef if desired. If you have chili paste or fresh chilies at home, feel free to add it to the final dish for a spicy kick. This recipe works for either fresh refrigerated soba noodles or dry soba noodles.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: rasamalaysia.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
