Poached Chicken with Ginger Scallion Sauce
This poached chicken is extremely moist and tender without using any oil in the process. All you need to do is to drop the meat into the boiled water and let the magic happen. Enjoy with the scrumptious ginger scallion sauce.
Ingredients
For chicken:
- 5 cups water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 large chicken breasts about 8oz/ 226g each
For sauce:
- 1 cup chopped scallion
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup avocado oil or any neutral tasting oil
Instructions
- Boil the water in a large saucepan. Mix in the sugar and salt.
- Place the chicken into the boiling water and let them submerge completely.
- Wait for about a minute until the water comes to a boil again.
- Turn the heat off and cover with a lid. Leave on the counter for 1-2 hours.
- Slice the chicken against the grain.
- For the sauce, place the scallion, ginger, and salt in a bowl. Heat up the avocado oil very hot (almost smoking) in a saucepan, then pour over the scallion mix. It may splatter so I recommend to do the pouring step inside the sink. Mix well and serve with the chicken.
Notes
The broth can be used as a soup base or to cook rice with.
This recipe makes a generous amount of ginger scallion sauce. Use the leftover sauce to pair with any protein, mix into fried rice, or simply on top of rice!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 378kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 26gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 1547mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 283IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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