

Thai Coconut Chicken – added richness and flavour from a coconut marinade

Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken – infused with beautiful Vietnamese lemongrass flavours Thai Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang) – marinated in a fragrant Thai marinade Yakitori Chicken – Japanese chicken skewers on my mother’s Japanese recipe website, RecipeTin Japan Thai Satay Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce And if the reaction from my friends was anything to go by! – Nagi xĪll these are ideal for grilling but can also be cooked on the stove

It’s dinner in a snap! And a pretty darn sensational one at that, in my humble opinion. Serve it with rice on the side (psst! Did you know you can freeze cooked rice rice? All my relatives in Japan do it! 🙂 ) and some juicy wedges of cucumber (no dressing required, the freshness is a great match with the strong flavours of the chicken). It will marinade in the time it takes for it to freeze and defrost which is handy. So what’s on your meal plan for this week? If you’re preparing ahead, this is perfect to add to the menu! Just throw the chicken and marinade into a ziplock bag and pop it straight into the freezer. The other lovely thing about this recipe is that you can throw it on the BBQ (it’s my “go to” Asian BBQ recipe), cook it on the stove (which is what I did for these photos), under the broiler/grill or bake it in the oven. (Unless you really don’t trust yourself to get the measures approximately right!!)
Asian sauce for chicken plus#
Plus you can eyeball the measurements too. Which is why I’ve provided plenty of substitutions in the notes. So while the end result might not taste exactly the same as my base recipe, it’s still going to be really tasty. It’s not so much about having the exact ingredients, it’s more about using the same proportions of something sweet, salty, savoury and sour. This is one of my classic “back pocket” recipes that I vary from day to day, depending on what I have in the fridge. Because I distinctly remember one of the girls breaking the silence with a wisecrack about….well, that we were silent because we were so busy tucking into the food!!! The Asian Chicken Marinade tenderises and infuses the chicken with great Asian flavours! You know what it’s like when a bunch of girls get together!!!īut when I put a platter of this Asian Chicken on the table and my friends starting tucking in, silence descended over the table. Because when I get together with my girlfriends, the noise never stops. Chattering, laughing, screeching. This is a classic Food Memory dish. You know what I mean, don’t you? It’s when the sight, smell or taste of a specific food brings back a flood of memories of a specific moment in your life.Īnd I will always remember this particular Asian chicken recipe as the one that rendered my girlfriends silent.Ī very rare, noteworthy moment. You can never have too many Asian chicken recipes – and this one is a great all rounder! Please note the simpler poaching liquid in the headnotes.Asian Chicken is sticky, sweet and savoury – everything you know and love about Asian food! An Asian Chicken Marinade infuses the chicken with flavour, and can be cooked on the grill, stove OR oven. The ginger soy sauce dipping sauce is strong, so use sparingly. Here’s how you poach chicken, using a traditional Chinese approach. Any leftover poached chicken can be eaten the next day with soba noodles in soup, Asian Slaw with Spicy Peanut Sauce or Chinese Sesame Noodles.Ĭhinese Poached Chicken with Ginger Soy Sauce is a healthy, delicious way to enjoy chicken, and it is virtually fat-free except for the sesame oil in the soy ginger sauce. I made a simple soy ginger sauce, stir-fried baby bok choy and brown rice to accompany the poached chicken. Today, I decided to poach chicken breasts for a quick and easy dinner. I was fascinated by how soft and silky the chicken was, using such a simple cooking method. Although seldom used in American kitchens, poaching is a popular way of cooking in China. Growing up, I remember watching Titus Chan’s cooking show, “Cooking the Chanese Way,” (yes, I know, very corny, but the recipes were really good!) and making his Chinese Poached Chicken for dinner. Poaching is a virtually fat-free way of cooking chicken and fish. 52 calories/0 Freestyle points per serving. Make extra poached chicken and use in salads, soups, and noodle dishes throughout the week. Chinese Poached Chicken with Ginger Soy Sauce is a healthy and delicious way to prepare chicken.
