Phillipino Chicken With Noodles

Debbie R.'s Note:

This came from a Phillipino cookbook I used to have. It is so soothing; great for those needing a diet on the nonspicy side. I prefer this Asian chicken soup to the regular American chicken noodle soup.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1/4 cup sliced onion
• 2 lbs chicken pieces
• 2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 cups water
• 2 (3 3/4 ounce) packages cellophane noodles
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion

Directions:

1. Saute garlic in oil until brown.
2. Add onion, chicken, patis and pepper. Cover; bring to boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add water; bring to boil. Simmer until chicken is cooked. The dish should be covered, but leave lid off part of the time.
4. Remove chicken from broth. Take off meat, shred, and throw back into the pot. Discard skin and bones.
5. Add broken up noodles and cook another 5 minutes.
6. Spoon noodles, chicken and broth into bowls; sprinkle with scallions before serving.

Reviews

[MC Baker]

I'm used to having this in a similar recipe, tinolang manok, which uses ginger, chayote squash and we usually add potatoes too. This is a really nice simple version. I did it as described except I used a roasted chicken from the grocery store, and added more veggies after sauteeing the garlic/onions. I used broccoli, greens and potatoes. I'm modifying as my husband didn't like the recipe as much. Also i added some Bragg's for a bit more salt flavor.

[Rita~]

This is a very fragrant dish while cooking. Yummy garlic. But I found this symple and bland. Which is great for people like my DS that likes it like that. This is part of Menu #39593 menu. I am assuming at step #2 "Add onion, chicken, patis and pepper. Cover; bring to boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. " You meant to add the water as well. (for the boil). Which is part of step #3. I was also wondering about the noodles. Because they are normally soaked before adding to the dish. BUT this worked great! When dry I couldn`t break them so I added as is. Let them soak. Ran a knife down the center of them once softened. Some diced red bell peppers would make this a pretty dish. More eye appealing. This is a good recipe for those no eating flour. I did add low sodium soy for taste. Cilantro was a nice topper but I didn`t add till I started eating. After photo was taken. This has many possibilities. Made for ZWT 6 . Thanks.

[rickoholic83]

This is truly comfort in a bowl! I made a few adjustments because I didn't have chicken pieces. (I would highly recommend using them as they add so much flavor to the broth.) I used 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts and cut them in bite-size pieces. I followed the directions exactly as written but added 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powder and 1 tsp red pepper flakes with the water. The chicken was tender, the broth was awesome and the noodles soaked up all the wonderful flavors. Thank you for a great, comforting recipe, Debbie! I will be making this again!