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Chinese-Inspired Steamed Chicken with Green Sauce
30 minServes 2Nutri-Score B€€
B
30 min
30 minChinese-Inspired Steamed Chicken with Green Sauce
what you need
Ingredients
skin-on chicken breast fillet (whole fillet)Meat500 g
dark soy saucePantry15 ml
sesame oilPantry5 ml
fresh ginger (minced (1 tsp for the chicken, 1 tsp for the green sauce))Produce2 pieces
fresh garlic (minced (1 tsp for the chicken, 1 tsp for the green sauce))Produce2 pieces- fish saucePantry5 ml
spring onion (finely sliced)Produce30 g
chives (finely diced)Produce10 g- peanut oilPantry45 ml
green beans (trimmed)Produce150 g
rice (cooked, for serving)Grains150 g
per serving
Nutrition
838kcal
- Carbs
- 63 g
- Proteins
- 63 g
- Fat
- 38 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Steamer
Saucepan
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Prepare the chicken in baking paper
- Line the steamer with baking paper and place the chicken breast on it.
- Mix the dark soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and fish sauce together and pour over the chicken.
- Fold the baking paper over the chicken to enclose it, weighing it down if needed.
- Step 2
Steam the chicken and beans
- Steam the chicken for 14 to 15 minutes.
- Add the beans to another steaming pot and steam them on top for 7 minutes.
- Step 3
Make the green sauce
- Combine the ginger, garlic, spring onion and chives in a heatproof bowl.
- Bring the peanut oil to high heat and pour it over the aromatics.
- Step 4
Rest and slice the chicken
- Carefully remove the chicken from the steamer, keeping the sauce collected at the bottom of the baking paper.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes, then thinly slice it.
- Step 5
Plate and serve
- Plate the sliced chicken with the rice and beans.
- Pour over the sauce from the steamer.
- Top the chicken with the green sauce, squeezing out most of the oil, and enjoy.
most cooked first