EXOTIC ONE POT CHICKEN

Exotic One Pot Chicken image

Provided by Angela Nair

Categories Chicken

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 kg chicken pieces, skin on or off
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
15 g fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
3 clove garlic, finely sliced
80 ml rice wine or dry sherry
125 ml chicken stock
1 Tbsp runny honey
1 star anice
60 ml light soy sauce
3 Tbsp orange juice or the juice of 1 clementine
2 spring onions, thinly sliced
rice or mangetout, to serve
a handful of cashew nuts for garnish

Steps:

1. Heat a large frying pan. Fry the chicken in the oil for 4-5 minutes on each side, until brown and caramelised - transfer to a plate.
2. Drain all but the 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan. Add the ginger, garlic, rice wine, stock, honey, star anise and soy sauce and bring to the boil.
3. Add the orange or clementine juice and chicken and, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until cooked through. Turn the chicken after 15 minutes so it cooks evenly.
4. Remove the chicken from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Bring the liquid back to the boil and cook for 2-3 minutes to reduce the sightly.
5. Remove the star anise. Return the chicken to the pan. Stir to coat the chicken in the sauce. Sprinkle with the spring onion and cashew nuts and serve on a bed of rice and mangetout, or french cut green beans.