Crispy Chicken Thigh Noodle Soup
By Tiffy Cooks
This Easy Scallion Noodle Soup with Crispy Chicken Thigh is a weeknight-friendly, flavor-packed Taiwanese comfort dish in a bowl. Topped with crispy pan-fried chicken thigh, this noodle soup is infused with rich Golden Shallot Oil and umami-packed Four Season Scallion sauce. It’s a quick yet satisfying meal under 30 minutes that you’ll want to make on repeat.
Ingredients
- 1 boneless chicken thigh skin-on
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
- 1 Serving noodles your favorite type
- A few leaves of bok choy or any leafy green
Soup Base
- 1.5 tbsp Golden Shallot Oil
- 1 tsp Four Season Scallion Sauce or sub with any scallion chili sauce
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp powdered stock I like using dashi!
- 2 cups hot noodle cooking water
- 1 tbsp rendered chicken oil reserved from cooking
Garnish
- 1-2 stalks green onion finely chopped
- 1 handful cilantro roughly chopped
Instructions
- Pat the chicken thigh dry. Season both sides with salt, pepper, and five spice powder.
- Heat a nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken thigh skin-side down and pan-fry for 6–7 minutes, until the skin is deeply golden and crisp. Flip and cook the other side for another 4–5 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook your noodles according to package instructions.
- During the last 1–2 minutes of cooking, add bok choy to blanch it quickly. Remove both with a strainer and reserve 2 cups of the hot noodle water.
- In a serving bowl, add the golden shallot oil, scallion sauce, white pepper, green onion, cilantro and powder stock.
- Pour the reserved hot noodle water into the bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the cooked noodles and bok choy to the soup base.
- Slice the crispy chicken thigh and place it on top.
- Drizzle with the reserved chicken oil and garnish with more green onion and cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 23gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 447mgPotassium: 389mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 429IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 3mg
