Garlic Oil Noodles with Chicken

Disclaimer: This post contains a recipe highlighting a different country or culture. While I strive for authenticity, I sometimes need to make adjustments to recipes due to ingredient availability.  

This month’s Eat the World is heading to the country formerly known as Burma, now Myanmar.  Seafood and fish sauce showed up in the bulk of the recipes I found at first, but then I came upon this delightful dish, which seems to be a popular street food in Burma/Myanmar.

A little story time to explain some recipe changes here…

The recipe calls for bone-in chicken thighs, dry noodles, and green onions for garnish.   I had the day off, so I planned to work out, then head to the store late morning.  I had just seen Hubs off to work and the kids off to school.  Only a few minutes later, my phone rang, it was Spud.  About 8 blocks from home, the brakes on Dude’s car had gone out!  He had just enough left to turn around and get home.

I probably should have offered to drive them to school myself, but in my panic, I just handed Dude my keys and had them get back on the road to school.

Soooo…I had no car.  Therefore, no grocery trip.  Once I knew the kids were safe at school, I had a very relaxing day not being able to leave my house, but also had to get a little creative on the ingredients with this recipe.

Thankfully, I had boneless, skinless chicken thighs in the freezer, and I decided to just make fresh fettuccine noodles (since I was stuck at home and all).

This recipe is unique in that it uses the fat from the chicken thighs (and skin if you have bone-in), rendered down to mix with the oil, and then infused with garlic and a dash of turmeric.  The result is a more complex oil tossed with the noodles. 

The flavors are simple and this is a winner of a recipe!

Eat the World

Burma/Myanmar

• A Tasty Trio from Myanmar by Culinary Cam
• Burmese Tofu with Garlic Ginger Soy Sauce by Sneha's Recipe
• Chile Garlic Oil Noodles ;by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Garlic Oil Noodles with Chicken by Amy's Cooking Adventures

Garlic Oil Noodles with Chicken 

Adapted from Burmalicious

1 ½ pound boneless skinless chicken thighs

2 tablespoons olive oil

5 cloves garlic, minced

Pinch of ground turmeric

1 recipe fresh egg noodles, cut to fettuccine setting

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 teaspoons sugar

To make the garlic oil, trim fat from the chicken thighs.  Place the fat in a small saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally.  Once the fat is completely rendered (fat will be browned and crispy), remove the fat chunks and discard.

Add the oil, garlic, and turmeric to the melted chicken fat.  Cook until garlic is browned and fragrant.  Strain to remove the garlic (save the garlic for serving).

Heat one tablespoon of the garlic oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add the chicken thighs, lightly salt, and cook until completely cooked through.

Cook the fresh noodles in a pot of salted water for 4 minutes (or if using dried noodles, cook to package instructions).

Use tongs to transfer the noodles from the boiling water to the skillet with the chicken (it is ok if some water clings to the noodles, this helps make a light sauce).

Stir in 2-3 tablespoons of the garlic oil, soy sauce, and sugar.  Garnish with the fried garlic, and serve.

Serves 4-6

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