<TENDER POACHED CHICKEN WITH SWEET AND SOUR SESAME DRESSING>

This was seriously a big hit in my family!

Tender poached chicken breast with a sweet and sour sesame dressing is light, refreshing, and perfect for summer meals.

I think this is going to be a staple over this summer.

<Simple Poached Chicken Breast for Meal Prep>

I always keep shredded poached chicken breast as part of my meal prep.

I often use Shio koji to season the chicken and cook it in the microwave.However, many people don’t have Shio koji and/or a microwave.

So I wanted to simplify my poached chicken recipe and finally came up with a version that anyone in the world can recreate in their kitchen.

This recipe uses only:

• chicken breast

• water

• salt

• sugar

All you need is a pot and a lid. There won't be much odor in your kitchen, and the chicken turns out very tender and juicy.

<How to Use Poached Chicken Breast>

Once you have this in your fridge, you can quickly make:

• noodle stir-fries

• pasta

• omelette or tomato rice

• Sandwich

This is an easy protein booster for meal prep, and it’s very convenient to have on hand.

I hope everyone finds this useful.

Enjoy ♡

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SxVJZunclA

＜Yield> 2-3 servings

<Prep time> 10 minutes

<Cook time> 5 minutes (doesn't include 2 hour resting time)

<Ingredients>

Leafy greens

peanuts

Shredded chicken breast

1000ml water

300g chicken breast

1 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon sugar

Dressing

2½ tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seed

2 tablespoons Soy sauce

2 tablespoons Toasted sesame oil

1 tablespoon honey or sugar

<Optional toppings>

black pepper

chili oil

coriander

Japanese seven spices

tomato

<Directions>

1. Bring the water to a boil then add in the salt and sugar. Place in the chicken breast. Once it returns to a boil, remove from heat and pop on a lid. Leave it until it comes to a room temperature approximately 2 hours.

2. Grind the toasted sesame seeds then mix in all the dressing components listed above.

3. Once the chicken has cooled down, slice it. Make a bed of leafy green on your serving plate then place on the sliced chicken and drizzle with the dressing. Garnish with some nuts and herbs. Now it's ready to be enjoyed!

<Miwa's tips>

・To make a perfect tender chicken, you need to cook it low and slow. Make sure that the liquid has cooled down to the room temperature. It will takes 1.5-2 hours.

・Never toss away the leftover liquid from poaching the chicken, it is packed with flavor. Add in veggies for chicken soup or add it to rice for porridge.

・You can swap the rice vinegar for apple cider vinegar. It might be a little sour for kids, so feel free to reduce the amount of vinegar used.

・You never want to leave out nuts as a topping!! This is the bomb! Haha!

<Storage time>

Store the chicken and dressing separately in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Make sure to pack them with the brine to keep them juicy.

Slice the chicken into pieces and freeze them for up to 2 weeks.

<When meal prep feels hard to sustain>

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I hope this will be helpful and enjoyable in your kitchen.

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