Vietnamese-Style Caramelized Ginger Chicken Breast
with Savoury Veggies and Shallot Rice
Tonight's dinner is a delicious ginger-forward chicken inspired by the sticky, caramel-braised dishes of Vietnam. A perfect balance of sweet and savoury, allow your taste buds to be whisked away with just a few simple steps!
Ingredients: Chicken breast • Carrots • Jasmine rice • Bok choy • Vegetarian oyster sauce (water, sugars (sugar, fancy molasses), salt, modified corn starch, soy sauce (soybean, maltodextrin, salt), hydrolyzed soy protein, mushroom juice concentrate, soybean oil, yeast extract, natural flavour (soy), xanthan gum, phosphoric acid, caramel, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) (soy) • Green onion • Ginger • Crispy shallots (onion, palm oil, wheat flour, salt) (wheat) • Brown sugar (cane sugar, molasses) • Fish sauce (water, rice vinegar, salt, sugar, fish sauce powder (anchovies, maltodextrin), lime juice from concentrate, anchovies, disodium inosinate and guanylate, seasoning, yeast extract, xanthan gum, lactic acid, caramel, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) (anchovies) • Cornstarch.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
2 unit(s)
Chicken Breasts
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 unit(s)
Shanghai Bok Choy
1 unit(s)
Carrot
2 unit(s)
Green Onion
30 g
Ginger
¼ cup
Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
(Contains Soy May contain Mustard, Gluten, Milk, Sulphites, Fish, Crustaceans, Tree nuts, Wheat, Egg, Soy, Sesame)
28 g
Crispy Shallots
(Contains Wheat May contain Gluten)
2 tbsp
Brown Sugar
(May contain Mustard, Soy, Egg, Fish, Wheat, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sulphites, Crustaceans, Sesame, Milk)
1 tbsp
Cornstarch
(May contain Soy, Sesame, Fish, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Triticale, Sulphites, Crustaceans, Wheat, Tree nuts, Peanuts)
1 tbsp
Fish Sauce
(Contains Fish May contain Gluten, Sulphites, Mustard, Tree nuts, Sesame, Crustaceans, Soy, Milk, Egg, Wheat, Fish)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
1 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
1.5 tbsp
Oil*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Using a strainer, rinse rice until water runs clear.
- Add rice to the boiling water, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 12-14 min. (NOTE: Reduce heat to low if water is boiling over.)
- Remove from heat. Set aside, still covered.
- Meanwhile, cut bok choy into 1-inch pieces. (TIP: Rinse bok choy leaves to wash away any hidden dirt.)
- Peel, then halve carrot lengthwise, then cut into 1/4-inch half-moons.
- Peel, then mince or grate ginger.
- Thinly slice green onions, keeping greens and whites separate.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- When the pan is hot, add carrots, 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) water. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring often, until liquid is mostly absorbed and carrots start to soften, 3-4 min.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add bok choy and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oyster sauce. Stir to mix.
- Cook, stirring often, until veggies are tender-crisp, 3-4 min. (TIP: If the pan dries out too much, add 1-2 tbsp water at a time to prevent sticking.)
- Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
- Carefully wipe the pan.
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels.
- On a clean cutting board, cut chicken into 2-inch pieces.
- Add chicken and cornstarch to a shallow dish.
- Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
- Reheat the same pan over medium-high.
- When the pan is hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Cook until golden-brown, 2-3 min per side.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add brown sugar, ginger and green onion whites. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant and sugar dissolves, 1 min.
- Add remaining oyster sauce, fish sauce, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter and 3/4 cup (1 1/2 cups) water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly and chicken is cooked through, 3-4 min.**
- Fluff rice with a fork, then stir in half the crispy shallots.
- Divide rice and veggies between plates.
- Top with chicken and any remaining sauce in the pan.
- Sprinkle remaining green onions and remaining crispy shallots over top.
If you've opted to get chicken breasts, prepare and cook them in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook the chicken thighs.