Easy Tea Poached Chicken With Rice Food

CHINESE POACHED CHICKEN & RICE

Steps:

• Put the sliced ginger, the garlic, peppercorns and half the soy in a large pan with the chicken legs. Add enough water to cover, and season with a little salt. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a low simmer, put on the lid and poach for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, heat a pan and add the sesame oil and spring onions. Soften for 1 min, then remove from the heat and stir in the grated ginger and remaining soy sauce to make a relish.
• When the chicken is ready, remove from the pan, set aside 4 of the legs and chill for tomorrow. Add the pak choi to the poaching liquid and cook for 3-4 mins. Strain the poaching liquid to remove the ginger, garlic and peppercorns, reserving the liquid. Pull the skin from the remaining 4 chicken legs and discard. Tear the meat into thick pieces. Serve in bowls with rice, the pak choi, a ladle of the hot chicken broth, the spring onion relish and extra soy sauce, if you like.

BASIC POACHED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large, straight-sided skillet or pot, combine all ingredients except chicken; cover with water by 1/2 inch. Bring to a boil over high. Add chicken and return to a boil. Cook 3 minutes, then cover skillet and remove from heat. Let stand until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove chicken from poaching liquid immediately.

ONE DISH CHICKEN AND RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Mix soup, water, rice, paprika and black pepper in 2-quart shallow baking dish. Top with chicken. Season with additional paprika and pepper. Cover.
• Bake at 375 degrees F 45 minutes or until done.

GREEN TEA POACHED CHICKEN WITH GREEN TEA RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a near boil, pour over tea, and let steep 1 minute. Strain tea into a medium pot. Add onion, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, and chile; let cool slightly, then add chicken. Bring up to a simmer over medium heat, reduce heat, and gently simmer until the chicken is cooked through and a thermometerinserted into the thickest part reads 160 degrees, about 7 minutes. Remove chicken from poaching liquid; strain liquid, discarding solids.
• Place 4 cups of strained liquid in a medium pot. Add rice, olive oil, 1 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until all liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked through, about 50 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes.
• While rice is cooking, remove chicken from bone and shred into large pieces. Keep chicken in remaining poaching liquid and reheat just before serving. Season with 3/4 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Serve rice with chicken moistened with some of the reserved liquid. Top with sliced scallions, cold cucumber spears, and a squeeze of lemon.

EASY TEA-POACHED CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• Rub chicken with 1/4 cup kosher salt, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
• Mix short-grain rice, peanuts, apricots, and ginger together in a bowl; stuff the rice mixture into the chicken cavity. Tie legs together with a piece of kitchen twine.
• Pour chicken broth and water into a large soup pot and bring to a boil. Place chicken into the boiling mixture, breast side down; drop tea bags into the liquid. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer chicken for 45 minutes, turning chicken over in the broth after 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from broth, transfer rice stuffing to a bowl, and cut chicken into quarters. Discard tea bags; strain broth, reserving any rice. Stir in soy sauce to taste and season to taste with salt. Serve chicken on a platter garnished with cilantro, with broth and rice stuffing on the side.

POACHED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large saucepan; add water and remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove from heat, let stand, uncovered, 20 minutes.
• Place chicken and poaching liquid in a large bowl; cover and chill, or, put just the chicken in freezer bags and freeze for another time.

TEA POACHED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Step 1 Bring water, star anise and half the sugar to boil in a deep frying pan over medium heat. Season. Add tea bags. Set aside for 10 minutes to infuse. Discard tea bags. Bring to boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low. Add chicken. Simmer, turning once, for 15 minutes. Transfer to a plate, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid. Set aside for 10 minutes to rest. Step 2 Bring the extra water to boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add rice. Cover. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Set aside, covered, for 10 minutes. Use a fork to fold in the sushi seasoning. Step 3 Meanwhile, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, reserved poaching liquid and remaining sugar in a small jug. Step 4 Thickly slice the chicken. Serve with rice, asparagus and salad leaves. Drizzle over the dressing and sprinkle the sesame seeds.

POACHED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place chicken in saucepan with 500ml of water and the bouillion powder.
• Add sliced leek and carrots and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the peas and then return to a boil.
• Simmer for 2 minutes or until the chicken is thorougly cooked.
• Add the cornstarch mixture and stir thoroughly. Cook for a few seconds longer until liquid has thickened.
• Add chopped parsley and serve immediately.

ASIAN-STYLE POACHED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the green onion, brown onion, chiles, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar and water in a large saucepan over high heat. Stir to combine and bring to the boil.
• Add the chicken, breast-side down. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, cover with a tight-fitting lid and allow to stand for 1 hour.
• Remove the chicken from the stock and allow to cool slightly. Shred the chicken, discarding the skin and bones, and set aside.
• Strain the stock into a large heatproof bowl, discarding the solids. Allow to cool. Skim any excess fat from the surface.

POACHED CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken well in cold water. Place the chicken in a Dutch oven and barely cover with water.
• Tie the leeks, celery, parsley and thyme sprigs with a string to form a bouquet garni. Add it to the Dutch oven, then add the bay leaf, carrots, onion with cloves, peppercorns and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook until chicken is tender, about 45 minutes. Skim the surface often to remove fat.
• Remove the chicken from the broth and keep warm while preparing the sauce. Reserve the broth.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour, and mix well with a wire whisk over low heat. When blended, add 2 cups of the chicken broth, stir vigorously with the whisk. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Strain through a sieve and add cream, half and half, nutmeg, cayenne and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Check for seasoning and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve one chicken quarter per person. Remove skin if desired, spoon a little of the sauce over the chicken and serve the remainder in a sauce boat. Serve with rice and the poached vegetables.