Shredded Chicken With Soba and Miso-Butter Sauce Recipe

One-Pot Wonders

Yasmin Fahr
Shredded Chicken With Soba and Miso-Butter Sauce Recipe
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  • Yield:Serves 4
  • Active time:30 minutes
  • Total time:30 minutes
  • Rated: 5.0
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Miso Butter is the Key to This One-Pot Shredded Chicken and Noodle Dish

Tender shredded chicken with noodles in miso-butter sauce. [Photographs: Yasmin Fahr]

I think there should be a t-shirt or sign that reads: Miso butter just makes it all better. Not soba noodles, shredded chicken, and crunchy vegetables come together in one pot. It take half an hour to make from start to finish, but it'll only take a fraction of that time to slurp it all up whether you use chopsticks or forks.

Why this recipe works:

  • Searing the chicken first ensures extra flavor and tasty drippings in the pot.
  • Cooking the soba in chicken drippings adds tons of flavor.
  • Miso butter makes it all better.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bone-in, skin on chicken thighs (about 3 thighs)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon white miso paste
  • 3 bundles dried soba noodles (about 6 ounces)
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced, white and light green parts
  • 1/2 cup picked cilantro leaves
  • 1 cup picked bean sprouts
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Directions

  1. 1.

    Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat until shimmering. Cook the chicken, skin-side down, until crisp, about 7 minutes. Flip and cook until the second side has browned, about 4 minutes more. Add the broth, adjust the heat to maintain a simmer, cover, and cook until the chicken has cooked through, about 12 minutes more. Meanwhile, mix the butter and miso together in a small bowl.

  2. 2.

    Transfer the chicken to a plate and shred with a fork and knife. Discard skin and bones. Bring the broth to a hard boil over high heat. Add the noodles and cook according to the package instructions. Drain, reserving broth for another use if desired, and immediately toss in a serving bowl with the miso-butter. Toss to coat, then add in the chicken. Top with scallions, cilantro and sprouts. Serve immediately with lemon wedges

Yasmin Fahr
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If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm seriously obsessed with kale (yes, go ahead and give me a hard time for it, but it's delicious!!) and avocados, though there are a few other ingredients that make the list. I will also try to make anything as spicy as I can without upsetting my fellow eaters. Otherwise, I'm into yoga, traveling, eating and all of the other good things in life!

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