Japanese BBQ Marinated Chicken Thighs with Asian Fusion Noodles – Culinary Seasons

Bachan’s Original Barbecue Sauce does it again, in this recipe the chicken thighs are marinated for a few hours before grilling. This helps to allow the marinade to penetrate the chicken before it hits the grill, this helps to get some nice caramelization on the chicken. Baste the chicken with the barbecue sauce helps get a nice sweetness glazed onto the chicken thighs. Drizzle some additional Bachan’s sauce on top of the sliced chicken on the plate, yum!

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Asian Fusion Noodles, you may be asking but what makes the noodles Asian fusion? I have seen these ingredients combined somewhere before. You may have, the noodle dish plays off of several elements in Asian cuisine.

I used what I had when writing this recipe, dry chinese noodles, Korean style kimchi, shallots for some Thai influence, and some parsnips because burdock root can found in some Asian recipes but parsnips are more common in the U.S.. So there is a mix of things going on in this noodle dish.

I point out below, that this recipe is fully interchangeable. Switch out the protein, switch out the kind of noodle, even use whatever veggies you have in the fridge that need to be used. I had the kimchi from another recipe I had written still in the fridge and felt it added a nice spice and crunch of the radish in the kimchi.

Locally, there is a company that makes radish kimchi, Cindy Yi radish Kimchi. I really like this product, it is a nice balance of acidity and spice. Check out the website, they do ship too!

Give this recipe a try, use what you have. Even adjust the heat level with a chili past of your liking.

Enjoy!

This recipe is very flexible. You can use chicken breast instead of thigh meat, or whatever protein you would like to use. Same for noodles, you can substitute most any noodle, soba (buckwheat) noodle or even a rice noodle. Be sure to pre-soak and blanch the rice noodles before adding to the sauce so they are soft.Use whatever veggies you have, broccoli, onions, or zucchini, any will work.

Add additional kimchi or other chili paste for additional heat.