Microwave Steamed Chicken With Sesame Sauce And Sprouts Recipes

STEAMED CHICKEN SALAD WITH SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Finely chop the green onion diagonally, reserving the green part for use during cooking the chicken. Soak in cold water for a few minutes to remove the bitterness of the onion, then drain and put aside to use later.
• 2. On a chopping board, sprinkle the cucumbers with a few pinches of salt, rubbing it into the flesh, then rinse. This lessens the aroma of the cucumber and gives it a good green color. Hit the cucumbers with a pestle (if you don't have a pestle, use a bottle) and break it apart with your hands, to make uneven pieces.
• 3. Pierce the chicken pieces with a skewer and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Add the salt, pepper, and oil and then place the green part of the green onion and the crushed ginger on top. Cover and microwave on medium for 4 minutes, or until cooked. Leave to cool. Keep the juice from the chicken to use in the sesame sauce.
• 4. Shred the chicken with your hands and place in a serving dish. Mix in the cucumber and put the chopped green onion on top.
• 5. Mix all the ingredients for the sesame sauce in a small bowl and pour over the chicken and cucumber.

STEAMED CHICKEN AND COCONUT SHUMAI (DIM SUM)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken with the coconut milk, carrot, chiles, basil, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, garlic, egg, shallot, ginger, salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix thoroughly.
• Hold a wonton wrapper in the palm of your hand; keep the rest covered with plastic wrap. Place a rounded tablespoon of filling in the center of the wrapper and pinch the edges all around to form a cup that is open about 1 inch at the top. Keep the shumai covered with plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining wonton wrappers and filling.
• Fill a wok or a very large skillet with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Line a double-tiered bamboo steamer with lettuce leaves and arrange the shumai in the steamer without crowding. Cover and steam over moderate heat until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Repeat with the remaining shumai. Serve right away, passing the chili sauce at the table.

HONEY-ORANGE CHICKEN WITH SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine juice, honey, ginger, garlic, zest, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• Add chicken, stir to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes minimum.
• Heat a large skillet over med. heat until hot.
• add vegetable oil and swirl to coat.
• Lift chicken from marinade and let excess drip back into the bowl.
• When oil is hot, add chicken and cook over med heat 3 min per side, or until golden brown.
• Add reserved marinade to skillet and boil over med-high heat, turning chicken once or twice, 3-5 min, or until chicken is cooked through and sauce is reduced by half. Transfer chicken to a cutting board, cut into diagonal slices, and arrange on a platter. Stir sesame iol into thickened sauce and spoon it over chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

STEAMED SOY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Mix the siy sauce, honey and chill together in a shallow bowl. Add the chicken pieces, then place in a bamboo steamer. Cover and sit over a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes.
• Cut the pak choi into 12 cm lengths and halve the mushrooms. Toss together and place in the second layer of the bamboo steamer. Scatter the bean sprouts and salad onions over the top.
• Lift the steamer containing the chicken off the top of the pan and sit the vegetable tier underneath - it is crucial that the vegetables sit beneath the chicken otherwise the juices that they release will fall into the bowl holding the chicken and dilute the soy dressing.
• Return the bamboo stack to the pan and continue to steam for a further 3-4 minutes until the vegetables are tender but still crispand the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve the bamboo steamer stack at the table with some boiled rice, and allow guests to help themselves.

FUNKY CHICKEN WITH SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• First make the sesame noodles: Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
• Drain (I also rinse).
• In a jar, add the soy sauce, sesame oil and the sugar.
• Shake until well blended and the sugar has dissolved.
• Pour this over the pasta.
• Toss with scallions and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
• Set aside while you marinate and then cook the chicken.
• Funkying the chicken: In a bowl mix the soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, garlic, brown sugar and the ginger.
• Make sure the sugar has pretty much dissolved.
• Add the chicken, making sure it's all coated with the sauce.
• Cover and stick in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade, and toss out the marinade left at the bottom of the bowl.
• Heat the sesame oil in a large non-stick pan.
• Add the chicken in batches and saute for about 10 minutes, or until done, adding more sesame oil as needed.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and let cool slightly.
• Slice the chicken diagonally into thin strips.
• Serve the chicken over the sesame noodles.
• Stand back and watch your guests/children/loved ones inhale this dish.