Soy Chicken with Pickled Ginger Soba Noodles

Get out the chopsticks and dive into a bowl of slippery noodles and sweet, sticky chicken!

Ingredients (serves 4)
1/3 cup (80ml) soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbs mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine - see note)
2 tbs rice vinegar
4 x 150g skinless chicken thigh fillets
250g soba noodles (see note)
1/3 cup sliced pickled ginger (see note)
2 tsp sesame oil
3 spring onions, thinly sliced

Method
Heat an oiled chargrill or barbecue to medium-high. Whisk soy, sugar, mirin and vinegar in a bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Reserve marinade and cook chicken on barbecue or grill for about 4 minutes each side until cooked through.
Meanwhile, cook noodles according to packet instructions, then drain. Toss with the pickled ginger, sesame oil and all but 2 tablespoons of the spring onion.
Bring marinade to boil in a small pan.
Simmer on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until thickened. Place noodles in bowls with thickly sliced chicken and sauce.
Garnish with reserved spring onion.
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