This week it was Chaya’s turn to pick a recipe for us to have fun with. She chose…
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Soy-Simmered Chicken
It is a quick and easy recipe for a nice little chicken supper.
The chicken breasts are cooked in a mixture of sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger and brown sugar along with a little Chinese cooking wine, star anise, and a cinnamon stick. I served it with some leftover saffron spiced rice (from Madjur Jaffrey).
I only made one small change – instead of simmering the chicken I baked it in the oven with some other chicken wrapped in foil. It was nice and moist. I added a little extra sesame oil and wine whick gave what I thought was the perfect taste.
You can find the recipe on page 100 of Donna’s Modern Classics Book 1 or on An Empty Stomach is the Best Cook.
See What Chaya, Kayte, and Gaye thought of this one.
March 1, 2013 at 4:51 AM
It was good, wasn’t it – simple but flavoursome.
March 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM
I must have totally missed going around and commenting on this soy-simmered chicken as I didn’t comment on Gaye’s either! Sorry about that…your photo of it looks great and we loved, loved, loved this one. I knew you would spice it up a little bit with those spicy taste buds of yours. Great choice Chaya made!