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Travelling to far-flung destinations is one of life’s luxuries and a dream trip can open your eyes to new cultures, experiences and tastes.
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Having visited Qatar this month, and fallen in love with the Middle East, I’m longing to explore its neighbouring countries. Nowhere does luxury quite like the Middle East and Cox & King offer bespoke holidays in Jordan, Oman, U.A.E, Morocco, Uzbekistan and Tunisia.
From one of their many globe-hopping adventures, Cox & Kings once again brought me back a culinary souvenir and challenged me to cook up a storm with it.
I often cook Japanese-style noodles and can make a mean Chicken Katsu Curry from scratch, but I admit, I have no expertise in the usage of soy bean paste – my gift from Cox & Kings.
After a bit of research, I found the soy bean paste works particularly well with chicken, so I set out to cook soy bean and garlic chicken with chilli, ginger and lime rice noodles.
Firstly, mix up a marinade with one large tablespoon of soy bean paste, a few teaspoons of water and mirin, one small clove of crushed garlic and a dash of sesame oil. Marinade overnight or just for a few hours if you don’t have time.
I pan-fried the whole chicken breast with just a touch of olive oil on a high heat to get the outside slightly charred and caramelised, then turned down the heat and left it to cook through (or you could finish it off in the oven).
Next, mix up a small amount of fresh or dried chilli, crushed ginger, one clove of crushed garlic, mirin and dark soy sauce, so you have enough to cover the cooked rice noodles.
To serve, twirl the noodles around a fork to get a nest effect and place the sliced soy bean chicken around them, and finish off with some scattered dried chilli or fresh coriander.
The chicken was deliciously succulent and the soy bean paste gave it a rich, malty flavour. With such a big tub of soy bean sauce, I’ll have to find some more interesting recipes – any ideas?
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Where is your dream destination for a luxury holiday? Have you tried cooking with soy bean paste?