If you made a New Year’s resolution to eat a little better this year, this soup will keep you on track. It’s not health food – just good, healthy food! I give instructions for poaching chicken breasts in this recipe, but you also could just use leftover cooked chicken if you have it on hand. About two cups of shredded chicken – or any other meat – is perfect. Slice the bok choy in pieces, or halve them lengthwise for a more dramatic presentation. The recipe comes together so quickly, you will want to put it into your regular meal rotation! Look for fish sauce, red chili sauce, and soba noodles in the Asian foods section at your grocery store, or order online. (Look here for the fish sauce, here for the chili sauce, and here for the soba noodles.) Once simmering, place the lid slightly ajar and continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover completely with the lid again, and let the chicken rest for 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate, and shred into pieces with your fingers when cool enough to handle.
