Asian-style poached chicken
Easy to make, satisfying and healthy, this chicken dish is on the table in 20 minutes!
Instructions
Step 1 Combine stock, water, soy sauce, cinnamon, star anise, sesame oil and ginger in a deep frying pan or wok. Add chicken to stock and cook over medium heat. Bring stock to gentle simmer. Reduce heat and cook for 10–12 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Drain, reserving 1 1/4 cups of stock mixture. Transfer chicken to a large plate and cover.
Step 2 Put reserved stock into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Combine 1 tablespoon cold water and cornflour in cup. Add cornflour mixture to stock. Stir until well combined and mixture thickens. Remove from heat.
Step 3 Spoon rice onto 4 serving plates. Slice chicken and place onto rice. Spoon over sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with bok choy on the side.
- Recipe by:
- Dixie Elliott
- Styling:
- Trish Heagerty
- Photography:
- André Martin
First published March 2009
Recipe Information
Portions: 4
Time to make: 20 minutes
Total cost of all ingredients: $15.00 / $3.75 per serve
- Dairy-free
- High protein
Ingredients
- 2 cups salt-reduced chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons salt-reduced soy sauce
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 3cm piece ginger, peeled, sliced
- 4 x 150g skinless chicken breast fillets
- 2 teaspoons cornflour
- 4 cups steamed rice, to serve
- 3 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
- steamed baby bok choy, to serve
Nutrition Information
| per serve | |
|---|---|
| Energy |
2330
kJ
(562 Cals) |
| Protein | 41g |
| Fat - saturated |
17g
4g |
| Carbohydrates - sugars |
60g
3g |
| Dietary Fibre | 3g |
| Sodium | 1080mg |
| Calcium | 110mg |
| Iron | 3.5mg |
| * NS: Not specified | |

