Chicken and Mushroom Sauced Noodles With Thai Basil

Ingredients

• 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 4 small) or ground chicken
• 2 cups shiitake mushrooms (about 5 oz.)
• 5 garlic cloves
• 4 red or green Thai chiles
• Kosher salt
• ¼ cup tian mian jiang (sweet bean sauce) or hoisin sauce (see headnote)
• ¼ cup red miso
• ¼ cup black vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. dark soy sauce (preferably Pearl River Bridge)
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 16 oz. fresh or dried thin wheat noodles (such as lo mein, lamian, or ramen)
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided
• Handful of Thai or holy basil