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Chicken

Filipino Inspired Chicken Adobo

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To Prep
In a large bowl, combine the marinade ingredients then add chicken and coat well. Marinate in refrigerator for at least 1 hr or overnight.

To Cook
Preheat oven to 180ºC, fan forced. Remove chicken from marinade, placing skin side down in a shallow oven proof dish with lemon and onion rings. Pour over ½ cup of marinade. Roast for 15 mins.
Remove dish from oven. Flip chicken, baste with ½ cup of marinade and roast for 15 mins. Baste again with remaining marinade, roast for 15 mins or until cooked through.
Remove from oven and squeeze cooked lemons over chicken. Serve with lettuce wedges, rice, coriander leaves and a drizzle of remaining pan juices.

Indonesian Chicken Satay

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To Prep
In a bowl, combine marinade ingredients and mix through chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hr or overnight.
In a food processor, blend satay sauce ingredients and set aside.
Thread the chicken onto skewers.

To Cook
Heat a grill pan or BBQ to high. Grill chicken for 2-3 mins each side or until cooked.
Scatter with crushed peanuts, then serve with sauce and salad.

Thai Chicken Congee

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To Prep
Boil water in a small pot. Add salt then blanch the chicken until cook through. Drain the chicken and let it cool. Once cool, shred the chicken then set aside.

To Cook
In a blender, combine the cooked rice and half of the chicken stock. Blend it to your desired consistency but not until puree.
Pour the blended rice into a pot and add the remaining stock, soy sauce and fish sauce.
Simmer the rice for 10-20 mins, depending on how soft and smooth or thick you want the texture to be.
Remember to stir frequently to avoid the base getting burn.
While the rice is simmering, add the shredded chicken.
Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
Scoop the hot congee into a bowl, crack an egg into it and sprinkle with chopped spring onion. Serve immediately.

Tip
Make sure the egg is mixed with boiling-hot congee to cook it.

Easy Japanese Chicken Curry

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To Cook
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stir fry meat for 5 minutes or until browned all over.
Add in vegetables and water, bring to boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken and vegetables are cooked through.
Break S&B Golden Curry block into pieces and add into the saucepan, stir until the curry blocks are completely dissolved and the sauce comes thick. Cook for a further 5 minutes on low heat, stir constantly.
Serve with rice.

Quick Hainanese Chicken Rice

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To Prep
Preheat an oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Pour out the rice in to a bowl and rinse with water until the water becomes clear. Drain the water from the bowl and set aside.
In a pan over a medium heat, add in 1 tbsp of the oil and saute 3 tbsp of the garlic and the two slices of ginger until fragrant. Add in the rice and stir until the rice is well coated in the oil.
Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the rice in to a rice cooker. Add in the chicken stock and allow the rice to cook through.
In a small saucepan, heat up the remaining oil over a medium heat while you prepare the raw ingredient.
In a heatproof bowl, combine the remaining garlic, ginger and the spring onions. Test if the oil is hot enough by spooning a small portion of the oil in to the heatproof bowl. If the ingredients sizzle due to the oil, it is hot enough.
Pour the remanding oil in to the bowl and allow the ingredients to be cooked by the hot oil. When the sizzling stops, mix the ingredients together well and set aside.
In a small baking tray, place the chicken breasts and pour over the oil mixture and coat them well.

To Cook
Place the chicken in to the oven and cook for 15 mins or until the meat has cooked through.
In a small pot, fill to halfway with water and bring to a boil. Add in the sesame oil and blanche the bok choy. After about 45 seconds, remove the bok choy from the pot and shock in cold water.
When the meat has cooked through, remove from the oven and plate with the cooked rice and the leftover drippings and oil from the tray.
To serve, top with spring onions, the slices of cucumber and the blanched bok choy.

Quick Chicken Noodle Soup

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To Cook
In a pot over a medium heat, combine all of the broth ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the broth to a simmer and add in the chicken breasts. Continue cooking for another 20 mins or until the chicken has fully cooked through.
While the broth simmers and the chicken cooks, prepare the noodles as per the packet instructions and set aside.
In another pot of water, bring to a boil and blanche the bok choy for about 30 seconds. Remove from the pot and set aside.

To Serve
Remove the chicken from the broth and either sliced or loosely shred the meat.
In a bowl, add a portion of the noodles and ladle over some of the broth. Top with the chicken breast and the bok choy and garnish with sesame seeds. Serve!

30-Minute Chicken Stir-Fry

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To Prep
In a small bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients together and stir until all of the ingredients have been thoroughly mixed.

To Cook
In a wok or a pan, add in a tbsp of oil and heat over a medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add in the garlic and ginger and fry until they become aromatic.
Add in the onions and cook until they soften before adding in the chicken and cooking that until all the pieces are no longer pink.
Add in the remaining vegetables and stir fry for a couple minutes before adding in the sauce and tossing.
Cook until the sauce has thickened but ensure that the vegetables remain crisp. Remove the dish from the pan and serve immediately garnished with sesame seeds and accompanied by rice!

Chicken Karaage Bowl

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To Prep
In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken, soy sauce, sake, egg, ginger and garlic cloves and mix well. Allow to marinate for approximately 30 mins.

To Cook
Heat up a pot of oil over medium heat until it reaches 180°C.
Transfer the marinated chicken into the bowl of potato starch in batches depending on the size of the pot.
Remove the excess starch from the chicken and then fry in the oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels to remove remaining oil. Repeat with the remaining chicken.

To Serve
In a bowl, combine your desired amount of rice and furikake together and mix till well combined. Top the rice bowl with the karaage, edamame, tsukemono and an onsen egg.

Salt Baked Chicken

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To Prep
Combine the 1 tablespoon of salt, white peppercorns, Sichuan peppercorns and five spice powder and mix together.
Place the chicken on to a large sheet of baking paper and then apply the dry rubs all over and inside of the chicken. Cover and seal the chicken in the baking paper.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks before adding in the salt and mixing well.
Roll out a large sheet of aluminum foil and place a quarter of the salt mixture on to the base a spread it out so that the chicken can rest on it.
Place the chicken on to the salt bed and cover with the remaining salt. Wrap with more aluminum foil and seal.

To Cook
Prepare a barbecue by heating it up to about 225 degrees Celsius and then place the chicken in to it. Cook while covered for approximately an hour.
When the chicken has finished cooking, remove from the grill and let rest for about 10 minutes. Remove the foil and break the salt crust to extract the chicken.
Serve hot!

Stir Fried Chicken with Vegetables

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To Cook
In a wok or large pan over a high heat, add 2 tbsp of oil and chicken breast strips. Cook the chicken through before transferring to another plate and setting aside.
Add another tablespoon of oil and add in the capsicum. Cook for a couple minutes or until the capsicums have softened slightly.
Add in the carrots and garlic and continue to cook for another 2 mins before adding in the chilli, peas and broccoli.
Cook the vegetables until the garlic becomes aromatic and then add in the soy sauce, oyster sauce, water and chicken.
Toss the ingredients till the sauce has thickened slightly and begin to coat the ingredients. Remove from the heat and spoon over a bowl of rice or noodles. Garnish with sesame. Enjoy!

Money Bags

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To Make Filling
In a food processor, add all filling ingredients and blend to form a paste.

To Prep Money Bags
Boil a pot of water, add a pinch of salt and blanch the spring onions for 15 secs. Remove from heat and place in ice water until cooled. Drained and set aside.
Place 1 tbsp of the filling onto the centre of a spring roll pastry. Hold the edges up to form the shape of a pouch. Use a spring onion to go around the folds and tie to secure the pouch. Trim off excess length.

To Cook
Heat enough oil in a wok or saucepan on medium-high. Testing with a wooden spoon or chopsticks, when bubbles form around it, the oil is hot enough. Deep fry the money bags in batches, for 3-4 mins or until golden and cooked through.
Remove from heat and drain on kitchen towel. Transfer to serving plate and garnish with spring onion curls.
Serve immediately with sweet chilli sauce or soy sauce.

30-Minute Chicken Pho

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To Cook
Bring a pot of water to the boil.
Remove the skin and quarter the onions lengthwise. Heat a separate pot over medium-high heat. With no oil, cook the onions and ginger slices until slightly charred on both sides.
In the pot of boiling water, add the chicken breast. Poach over medium-low heat for 10-15 mins or until cooked. Remove from water and allow to cool slightly before shredding the meat.
Cook pho noodles for 60 seconds or microwave for 30 seconds.
Pour in the chicken stock, add in the cinnamon and star anise, bring to the boil, then lower heat and simmer for 20-25 mins. Season with fish sauce and sugar.
To serve, ladle soup over noodles through a sieve. Top with shredded chicken, coriander leaves, Thai basil leaves, sliced chilli and bean sprouts.