exotic one pot chicken

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Johannesburg
Updated on Jun 3, 2014

This is an easy exotic One Pot dish. Its attractive and appetizing to serve. And its healthy! Its oriental spices give it an authentic exotic flavour. Make it in advance and it just gets better....

prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Pan Fry
yield Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram chicken pieces, skin on or off
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 15 grams fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced
  • 80 milliliters rice wine or dry sherry
  • 125 milliliters chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon runny honey
  • 1 - star anice
  • 60 milliliters light soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice or the juice of 1 clementine
  • 2 - spring onions, thinly sliced
  • - rice or mangetout, to serve
  • - a handful of cashew nuts for garnish

How To Make exotic one pot chicken

  • Step 1
    Heat a large frying pan. Fry the chicken in the oil for 4-5 minutes on each side, until brown and caramelised - transfer to a plate.
  • Step 2
    Drain all but the 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan. Add the ginger, garlic, rice wine, stock, honey, star anise and soy sauce and bring to the boil.
  • Step 3
    Add the orange or clementine juice and chicken and, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until cooked through. Turn the chicken after 15 minutes so it cooks evenly.
  • Step 4
    Remove the chicken from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Bring the liquid back to the boil and cook for 2-3 minutes to reduce the sightly.
  • Step 5
    Remove the star anise. Return the chicken to the pan. Stir to coat the chicken in the sauce. Sprinkle with the spring onion and cashew nuts and serve on a bed of rice and mangetout, or french cut green beans.

Discover More

Category: Chicken
Culture: Asian
Ingredient: Chicken
Method: Pan Fry
Keyword: #healthy

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