‘Bachelor’s Handbag’ Chicken Satay Noodles
The store-bought rotisserie chicken, AKA the ‘bachelor’s handbag’, is a lifesaver on busy weeknights. Using the bag the chicken comes in for mixing a delicious meal and to lighten the clean-up, is a trend that has gone viral.
This recipe comes together in no time: a quick no-cook sauce is whisked together, green beans are thrown in while the noodles are cooking to save time, and it’s all mixed together in the bag to make the most of the delicious juices of the chicken and ensure there’s as few dishes as possible.
Main Course
4
15 mins
6 mins
21 mins
Main Course
4
15 mins
6 mins
21 mins
Ingredients
1 store-bought rotisserie chicken
¼ cup of peanut butter
2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
2 tablespoons of fish sauce
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
2 teaspoons of sesame oil
1 tablespoon of lemon juice, or lime juice
1 tablespoon of ginger, finely grated
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
generous pinch of chilli flakes
2 spring onions, thinly sliced
½ cup of boiling water
200 grams of dried egg noodles
200 grams of green beans, trimmed
crispy shallots, to garnish
Instructions
- Remove the chicken from the bag and pull the meat from the carcass in medium-sized chunks (don’t shred it too small). You’ll need just ¾ of the chicken for the recipe. The rest can be stored in the fridge for other meals. Keep the bag as you’ll use this for mixing everything.
- Whisk together the peanut butter, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon juice, ginger, garlic powder, chilli flakes, spring onions and boiling water.
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles for 1 minute less than the packet instructions. In the last minute of cooking add the green beans. Drain noodles and beans in a colander.
- Quickly add the noodles and beans to the bag the chicken came in. Add the chicken on top and then pour over the satay sauce. Toss together really well.
- Sprinkle with crunchy fried shallots and enjoy immediately.