Soy-poached chicken breasts
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Total time: 30 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 10 • Difficulty: Easy
Tenderly poach a batch of skinless chicken breasts in an aromatic Chinese-style broth, and you’ve got the perfect foundation for a variety of winning chicken dishes.
Ingredients
Soy sauce
150 ml
Mirin seasoning
2½ tbs
Brown sugar
3 tsp
Garlic
4 clove(s), sliced
Green shallot(s)
4 individual, sliced
Fresh ginger
2 tsp, finely grated
Peppercorn
1 tsp, black variety
Chinese five spice
2 tsp
Skinless chicken breast
1500 g, (10 x 150g chicken breasts)
Instructions
1
Combine all ingredients, except the chicken, in a large pot and bring to a gentle simmer. Add chicken breasts and top up the pot with enough water to cover chicken. Return to a simmer. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
2
Use a slotted spoon to transfer chicken to a large shallow dish to cool. Discard the poaching liquid, or strain, cool slightly, then transfer to reusable containers and freeze for later use in soups and stews.
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