Poached chicken
A nice way to cook a chicken that also leaves you with lots of good chicken stock.
| Poached chicken | |
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| Servings: | Serves 4 |
| Calories per serving: | 179 |
| Ready in: | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Prep. time: | 10 minutes |
| Cook time: | 1 hour |
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| Recipe author: | Chef |
| First published: | 3rd November 2012 |
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Best recipe reviewPot roast, surely? 5/5 This makes for a lovely moist chicken dinner |
Ingredients
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- 1 Chicken of 3 to 4 lbs, parson's nose removed
- 1.2 litres (2 pints) water with 1 Knorr chicken stock cube
- 30 ml rice wine or dry sherry
- 4 spring onions (scallions) chopped
- 1 ½" slice ginger root
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon peppercorns
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 sprig of parsley
Method
- Remove any giblets, cut off and discard the Parson's nose
- Place the chicken in a large saucepan
- Add all ingredients but the water or stock
- Add enough stock or water so the liquid comes about half-way up the thigh
- Bring to the boil
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about an hour or until the chicken in thoroughly cooked
- Drain and reserve the liquid for stock
Serving suggestions
Serve hot or cold
Variations
Use a large leek or 2 smaller leeks instead of the spring onions
See also
- Steamed chicken
- Poached chicken
- Chinese style steamed chicken
- Whole chicken pressure cooker recipe
- Boiled chicken pieces
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