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Cold Poached Chicken With Chinese Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 c. Water Four, (1/4-inch-thick) slices fresh gingerroot
- 1/4 c. Scotch
- 1 whl skinless boneless chicken breast, (about 3/4 lb.)
- 1 Tbsp. Soy sauce
- 2 x Garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp Rice vinegar, (not seasoned)
- 1 1/4 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Asian chili oil, or possibly
- 1 tsp Asian sesame oil Plus Tabasco to taste
- 3 Tbsp. Minced coriander sprigs Sesame orzo with charred scallions
Directions
- Poach chicken: In a 1 1/2-qt saucepan bring water to a boil with gingerroot, Scotch, and salt to taste. Add in chicken and simmer, covered, 12 min, or possibly till just cooked through. Transfer chicken with tongs to a bowl and chill, covered, 20 min.
- Make sauce while chicken is cooling: In a bowl stir together sauce ingredients till sugar is dissolved.
- Halve chicken and cut across grain into thin slices. Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with coriander.
- Serves 2.
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