Hainan chicken with wholegrain rice

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Ingredients
Equipment

To Serve

Skin on chicken breasts

4
Chicken Stock

1 litre
Spring onions

8
Fresh coriander

1 bunch
Cloves garlic

2
Ginger about 1cm thick

4 slices
Cucumber finely sliced

½
Ripe tomatoes finely sliced

2
Red chili finely diced

1
Dark soy sauce

50 ml
Sesame seed oil

2 tbsp
Salt
Pouches cooked wholegrain rice (we used Tilda)

2 250g

Large saucepan with lid

Method

1

Place the chicken in a large saucepan and seal the chicken until a golden brown colour. Pour in the stock and add the spring onions, garlic and ginger.

2

Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes.

3

Remove the chicken from the stock and leave to rest on a plate. Turn up the heat so that the stock starts boiling and leave to reduce for a further 10 minutes.

4

While the stock is reducing, prepare the garnishes: Finely chopped fresh coriander Sliced tomatoes Sliced cucumber

5

Brush the chicken with the sesame oil and season lightly.

6

Heat the steamed wholegrain rice in a wok and add the red chili and stir through.

7

Serve the rice in bowls along with some of the stock, the chicken and the garnishes topped with soy sauce.

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