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Steamed chicken with rice

Steamed chicken with rice

4 servings · Prep 15 min · Cooking 25 min · Easy

Tender steamed chicken with ginger, jasmine rice, Chinese cabbage and pickled cucumber.

Ingredients

  • Chicken breast600 g
  • Jasmine rice300 g
  • Water (for the rice)450 ml
  • Chinese cabbage (napa cabbage)300 g
  • Cucumber250 g
  • Fresh ginger15 g
  • Rice vinegar20 ml
  • Sunflower oil20 g
  • Fine salt6 g

Allergens

None of the 14 main allergens in the ingredients.

Method

  1. Rinse the rice and cook it with the water and 2 g of salt in a covered pan for 12 minutes, then leave it to rest.
  2. Slice the cucumber thinly and season it with rice vinegar and a pinch of salt; leave it to marinate.
  3. Peel the ginger and slice it thinly.
  4. Rub the chicken with 2 g of salt and place it in the steamer basket, covered with the ginger slices.
  5. Steam for 18-20 minutes, until the meat is white and cooked through to the centre.
  6. Slice the Chinese cabbage into strips.
  7. Add the cabbage to the basket for the final 5 minutes of cooking.
  8. Leave the chicken to rest for 3 minutes, then slice it.
  9. Heat the oil and pour it hot over the sliced chicken to infuse it.
  10. Serve the chicken with the rice, cabbage and pickled cucumber.

Nutrition facts (estimate)

Per serving (439 g)Per 100 g
Energy2071 kJ / 495 kcal472 kJ / 113 kcal
Protein41 g9.4 g
Carbohydrates64 g14 g
of which sugars2.7 g0.6 g
Fat7.3 g1.7 g
of which saturates1.0 g0.2 g
Fibre1.3 g0.3 g
Salt1.5 g0.3 g

AI estimates based on average CREA / USDA data: indicative only, not a substitute for medical or dietitian advice.

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