"This fragrant chicken rice will make you fall in love. It is the perfect dish for busy week nights as that it only takes about 30 minutes to make."
Taiwanese Chicken Rice (雞肉飯)
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Prep time 5mins
Cook time 30mins
Serves or Makes: 4
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ingredients
- 2 each chicken breast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 2 each shallots
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- water
- 2 tsp rice wine
- 3 slice ginger
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 4 cup cooked rice
Method
Step 1
Cook rice based on instruction.
Step 2
Put chicken breast, salt, sliced ginger and water in a pot and bring to a boil. ( put enough water to cover the chicken)
Step 3
Boil the chicken breast until totally cooked through. About 25 minutes.
Step 4
Once the chicken is cooked, take it out and let it cool on a chopping board.
Step 5
While the chicken is cooling down, make the fried shallots.
Step 6
Slice shallots and bring the oil to simmer.
Step 7
Add shallots and cook until golden brown on low medium heat. About 8-10 minutes.
Step 8
Strain the shallots and oil.
Step 9
Add sugar, soy sauce, rice wine and 1/2 cup of the chicken broth from cooking the chicken to the shallot oil pot.
Step 10
Bring to boil, and add shallots oil and one third of fried shallots.
Step 11
Shred chicken to pieces with hand.
Step 12
To assemble, add rice to bowl, shredded chicken, fried shallots and drizzle with juice.
Step 13
Serve warm and enjoy!