How to Make Sesame Sauce for Chilled Chinese-style Noodles with Poached Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 portions Chinese noodles
• 1 Poached chicken (use any cuts)
• 1/2 Cucumber
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Egg
• 1 as required Doubanjiang or Ra-yu
• 3 tbsp Vinegar
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1/2 tbsp Chinese chicken stock granules
• 1/2 tsp Juice from grated ginger (optional)
• 1/2 tbsp Miso
• 2 tbsp Zhi ma jiang (sesame paste or peanut butter)
• 2 tbsp Ground sesame seeds
• 3 tbsp Boiling water
• 120 ml Mineral water (tap water)
• 1/2 tbsp Sesame oil

Instructions

1. [For the sesame sauce] Dissolve the Chinese chicken stock granules in boiling water.
2. Add the zhi ma jiang (sesame paste) to the stock mixture while it is still hot and mix well.
3. Add all the remaining seasonings and mix well.
4. Adjust the amount of the sugar and vinegar to suit your taste.
5. Adjust the consistency of the sauce with water.
6. Chill in the fridge until required.
7. [For the chilled Chinese-style noodles] Poach the chicken until just cooked thoroughly and still very moist and chill.
8. The chicken is difficult to slice when warm, so chilled it completely, and then slice or shred.
9. Bring the eggs to room temperature.
10. Boil enough water to completely submerge the eggs.
11. Boil the eggs for 7 minutes for very soft egg yolks, 8 minutes for soft egg yolks and 12 minutes for hard boiled eggs.
12. Julienne the cucumber.
13. Cut the tomato in half and then slice thinly.
14. Slice the boiled eggs.
15. Cook the Chinese-style noodles to your desired firmness.
16. After cooking, rinse in cold water and drain.
17. Transfer the noodles and vegetables onto serving dishes and pour over plenty of sesame sauce.
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