This Chicken Noodles Soup is a bowl of unexpected comfort that will have you jumping for joy on a cold day.
Unexpected comfort. That can be a hug from someone, a nice comment, your son drying the dishes before you get home from work..!
Or a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup.
This is the simplest most comforting soup. No tricky ingredients.
This soup is for my treasured friend who Julia lives in the Bay of Islands in a little town called Kerikeri, Northland , New Zealand. There are no Asian supermarkets or any real speciality stores. Julia is gearing up to her busiest time of year as director at Northland Tourism, she can be found most of the time in Paihia, at the information centre. This seaside town in the centre of the Bay of Islands is a laid back holiday town and lots of fun in the summer. She is going to love this soup when she gets home from work and wants something light and delicious, after a day of pointing tourists in the right direction.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 2 litres chicken stock or water
- 1.2 kg chicken
- 5 stalks green onion shallots
- 25 gm ginger grated 1 Tablesp,
- 2 cloves garlic
- 60 ml light soy (1/4 cup if available other wise plain old soy sauce)*
To finish
- 100 gm carrot shredded or julienned
- 85 gm 5 minute noodles 1 packet
- 1 cup beansprouts
- 1 Tablespoon ginger grated
- 2 stalks green shallots julienned
- 400 gm chicken shredded from cooked chicken above
- 1/2 bunch coriander picked
- 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Put the stock and water in a deep pot with the drained and patted dry chicken, 5 stalks of shallots, garlic , 1/4 cup of soy and ginger. Bring this up to the boil, put on the lid and turn to very low and let it simmer gently for 30 minutes, then turn it off and stand with the lid on for 15 minutes.
- The chicken will be perfectly cooked if it is 1.2kg ( 2.64lb) (if it is bigger it will need a little bit longer or smaller a shorter time). Take the chicken out of the stock. Make the soup immediately or store away at this point for later use
- To finish : soup measurements for two
- Put 4 cups of broth into a pot. Bring this to the boil and immediately add 1 Tablespoon soy sauce, julienne carrot, noodles and ginger. Boil gently until the noodles are just done ( about 5 minutes)
- Add 1 1/2 cups of shredded chicken and the sesame oil. Take off the heat and taste. If you have light soy you will need a little salt added. The darker heavier soys are sometimes saltier please taste.
- Just before ladling into bowls add bean sprouts, chopped shallots and coriander
Notes
Oh my lordy, this spells “COMFORT” all the way!! Love chicken noodle soup on a rainy day 🙂
Kiran you have said it so right! Total comfort. My aching bones need this soup tonight…..I might cheat though as I have a roast chook in the fridge already!
It’s getting cold here in San Francisco, and noodle soup like this is sooooo tempting! It’s definitely a big bowl of comfort and I can eat it any time of the day…. It’s a healthy warm comforting perfect one dish meal for weeknight! 🙂
Hi Nami it is also gone cold here again too. I dont have a whole chicken today so Im going to make it with a few legs.
I love that chicken noodle soup! I will try to make that at home. Thanks!
Hi Ashleen, I would be honoured if you gave it a try
I always find comfort in a bowl of soup. Yours would definitely provide it for me. Looks delicious and reminds me a bit of pho. Thanks for sharing:)
what a gorgeous bowl of soup! i don’t know what exactly it is about chicken noodle soup, but it’s always a great source of comfort!
Yes beats me , but its good thanks Grace
I really like the sound of this soup, and I can use the extra chicken to make a Thai chicken salad …Yes!
Or a great recipe! This looks super duper soothing and delish.
This is my idea of comfort and flavour all together in one easily scoffable bowl! 😀
Perfect comfort food indeed! My family will love this recipe- yummo!
Thank you I hope they like it
I love this simple recipe, my boys will love it too!!!!
Hope so/\. I am sure theyll like the noodles
That’s a great looking soup and it would be so good for you too. I’m going to make this – something everyone in the family would like and as the weather has turned, it’s okay to be eating soup! xx
Yes cold again sneak in a soup
Love the herbage on top!
Who doesnt like a herb eh?
What a lovely, simple, comforting recipe indeed! Thank you for sharing.
Hey Victoria thanks
Thank you Tania – this recipe looks amazing! I will cook it tonight.
Love you lots – My Kitchen Stories is fabulous!
xx
Hope you like it …love you