Whip It Up Wednesday with Chef Herzig: Sesame Noodles with Chicken & Scallions

Each Wednesday, we will partner with peace love food chef Laureen Herzig to break up your day with easy lunch recipes and live cooking classes! Check out the shopping list for the week’s recipe below to pre-purchase the ingredients so you can follow along in your own home if you want. Each live cooking class will be hosted at 12PM and only last 20 minutes or less.

Today’s recipe:

Sesame Noodles with Chicken & Scallions

Ingredients

• 2 TBSP Sesame Seeds, divided
• 2 TBSP Grapeseed or other neutral oil
• ½ TBSP Toasted Sesame
• 1 ½ TBSP Soy Sauce
• 1 ½ TBSP Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1 TBSP Mirin
• 1½ TBSP Ginger, roughly chopped
• 6 ounces (2 packages) Ramen Noodles, seasoning packet discarded
• Beautiful Briny Sea Sultan Papadopoulos Sea Salt & Fresh Ground Black Pepper to taste
• 1½ cups Chicken Breast, cooked and shredded*
• 3 scallions, cleaned and sliced
• 1 TBSP fresh cilantro, cleaned and roughly chopped

Directions

1. In a blender or mini food processor, add 1 TBSP sesame seeds, the neutral oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, mirin, ginger and 2 tablespoons water. Blend until smooth, about 20 seconds, scraping the blender jar as needed; set aside.
2. In a large pot, bring 2 quarts water to a boil. Add the ramen and cook for 6- 8 minutes stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain the noodles in a colander. Rinse under running cold water, tossing well, until fully cooled, then drain again. Add the noodles to a medium bowl.
3. Add the chicken, half of the scallions and the sesame dressing. Toss until evenly coated. Taste and season with additional soy sauce and vinegar, if needed. Serve sprinkled with the remaining scallions and sesame seeds.

*Chef’s Note: Prepare the chicken ahead by seasoning it with the sea salt and black pepper and boiling it in water for 8-10 minutes and the internal temperature is 165°F.

Cooking Tools Needed

Cutting Board                                             Medium Pot

Blender or Mini Food Processor             Colander

Knife                                                               Spatula

Large Spoon                                               Medium Bowl

Measuring Spoons                                       Tongs

*Beautiful Briny Sea https://beautiful-briny-sea.myshopify.com/collections/sea-salt-blends-1