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Soy-Poached Chicken with Pineapple

Contributed by Sarah Lewis

Soy-poached chicken with pineapple, an amazing summer meal perfect for bbq's.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbs. palm sugar
  • 1 tsp. fresh ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 whole star anise
  • 3 small chicken breast fillets
  • ½ baby wombok (Chinese cabbage) shredded
  • ½ fresh pineapple, coarsely chopped (reserve the shell)
  • ¾ cup fresh coriander leaves
  • 2 tbs. coarsely chopped peanuts

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tbs. palm sugar
  • 2 tbs. fish sauce
  • 1 small red chilli (thinly sliced)

Method

  1. Combine soy sauce, ginger, palm sugar, cinnamon, star anise and chicken in a saucepan. Cook for 15 minutes over a medium to high heat or until the chicken is cooked through. Drain and reserve ½ cup of the poaching liquid. Remove star anise and cinnamon stick. Slice the chicken thinly and place in a bowl with the poaching liquid. Cover and place in fridge for a minimum of 45 minutes.
  2. Dressing: Whilst the chicken is cooling, combine lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar and chilli in a small Bowl and stir until sugar dissolves.
    Set aside.
  3. Pour dressing over bowl of chicken from fridge. Add the wombok, mint, coriander and pineapple. Toss to combine. Transfer to prepared pineapple shell. Top with chopped peanuts.