Korean Inspired Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup

Instant Pot Instructions

1. Combine the gochujang, gochugaru, perilla seeds powder, doenjang, and water and set it aside.
2. Turn on sauté mode and melt your butter.
3. Add in your onions, carrots, garlic, salt, pepper, dried oregano, and dried basil before giving it a stir.
4. Next, add in your mixture of Korean pastes/spices, mix, and add in half the chicken stock, stir, then add your chicken and the rest of the stock.
5. Switch from sauté to manual pressure and set to 15 minute. Once done, quick release, remove the chicken to shred.
6. Add in your egg noodles and a little bit of liquid on top of the noodles if needed.
7. Set to manual pressure for 4 minutes (or sauté if you want to simmer until the noodles are cooked through)
8. Once done, quick release and add the shredded chicken back in. Serve!

Stove Top Instructions

1. Combine the gochujang, gochugaru, perilla seeds powder, doenjang, and water and set it aside.
2. In a large pot, melt your butter then add in your onions, carrots, garlic, salt, pepper, dried oregano, and dried basil.
3. Next, add in your mixture of Korean pastes/spices, mix, and add in half the chicken stock, stir, then add your chicken and the rest of the stock.
4. Simmer the soup on medium-high heat for 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
5. Once done, remove the chicken to shred. Add the egg noodles to the pot and simmer for 20 minutes or until the egg noodles are cooked through.
6. Add the shredded noodles back, stir, serve.

Slow Cooker Instructions

1. Combine the gochujang, gochugaru, perilla seeds powder, doenjang, and water and set it aside.
2. In your slow cooker, in your onions, carrots, garlic, salt, pepper, dried oregano, and dried basil.
3. Next, add in your mixture of Korean pastes/spices, mix, and add in half the chicken stock, stir, then add your chicken and the rest of the stock.
4. Cook on high for 6-8 hours.
5. Once done, remove the chicken to shred. Add the egg noodles to the slow cooker and cook on high for 20-30 minutes or until the egg noodles are cooked through.
6. Add the shredded noodles back, stir, serve.