Ginger Soy Chicken with Veggie Stir-Fry and Japanese Brown Rice

Ginger Soy Chicken with Veggie Stir-Fry and Japanese Brown Rice

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, May 28, 2017.

A perfect midweek meal.


Ingredients

JAPANESE BROWN RICE

  • 1½ cups Japanese brown rice
  • 2 cups water

GINGER SOY CHICKEN

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 550g chicken thighs, sliced 1-2cm

VEGGIE STIR-FRY

  • ½ red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, cut into thin matchsticks
  • 1 capsicum, core and seeds removed and sliced 1cm
  • 3 baby bok choy, rinsed, ends trimmed 1cm, rinsed and thinly sliced

Steps

  1. Combine rice, water and a pinch of salt in a medium pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. In a medium pot combine soy sauce, sugar, water, sesame oil, vinegar and ginger and bring to the boil. Add cornflour/ water mixture and simmer on low-medium for 3-5 minutes, until sauce thickens slightly. Stir through sesame seeds.
  3. While ginger soy dressing is simmering, heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on high heat. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and cook for 4-5 minutes, turning regularly, until just cooked through.
  4. Add cooked chicken to ginger soy dressing and toss to coat. Cover and set aside. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel and return to high heat with a drizzle of oil.
  5. Add onion, carrot and capsicum to pan and stir-fry for about 4 minutes. Add bok choy and stir-fry a further 1-2 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.
  6. spoon ¾ cup cooked Japanese brown rice onto each plate. Top with veggie stir-fry and ginger soy chicken. Drizzle over remaining ginger soy dressing.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2095 kj
501 kcal
Protein 27.2g
Carbohydrate 48.9g
Fat 22.2g