Honey-Miso Chicken with Soba Noodles

This is a Japanese dish which is a little more complicated than I would usually try but with the ingredients and recipe card from Gousto wasn't as hard as it looks. My only criticism would be that Gousto didn't supply the honey and it was only by luck that I had some in the cupboard and I was given 3 peices of chicken which doesn't split well between 2 people!

Chicken thighs, 50g Miso paste, 20g mirin, 3 Tbsp Sesame oil, 25g ginger, 3 garlic cloves, 150g Soba Noodles, 150g cucumber, 2 spring onions, 3 tbsp tsuyu sauce, 2 tbsp ponzu, 300g brocolli, 1 tbsp honey

Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius and put a large pan of water on to boil.
First we made the paste for the Honey-miso chicken. Finely chop the garlic and ginger. Mix half of the garlic and ginger with the miso paste, honey, mirin and two thirds of the sesame oil.

Pop the chicken on a baking tray (put a piece of baking paper down first and it really helped with washing up) and coat both sides with the paste. Cook for 10 minutes in the centre of the oven.

While you wait, wash and split your brocolli into single sprouts and boil in your pan for 3-4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon remove the brocolli but keep the water for later.

Check your chick and turn over. Cook for another 12 minutes, checking to make sure it doesn't burn!

Add the noodles to the broccoli water and cook for 3-5 minutes stirring regularly.

Half your cucumber and slice thinly, then slice the spring onions and put in a bowl with the  tzuyu and remaining sesame oil. Once cooked add your noodles to the bowl and stir.

Heat a frying pan with a little oil and add your remaining ginger and garlic. Chop your broccoli into bite size pieces and add to the pan for a few minutes before adding the ponzu.

Remove your chicken from the oven and serve!

Result:

I have never cooked with so many different sauces/pastes/oils and was really impressed with the result. This dish was probably not something I would make again due to the complexity and ingredients but I would definitely make the honey-miso chicken as it was deliciously succulent and flavoursome. the noodles were also really nice and the broccoli added some freshness.

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