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Poached chicken in Asian coconut broth

By Hannah Lewry
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4
Easy
25 minutes
20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 x 5 cm ginger piece, peeled and cut into thirds
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1– 2 chillies, halved
  • 3 cups good-quality chicken stock
  • 1 lime, zested and juiced
  • 1 x 400 ml coconut milk can
  • 8 free-range deboned chicken thighs, cut into thirds
  • 100 g sugar snap peas
  • fresh coriander, for serving
  • 1 x 300 Woolworths exotic mushrooms punnet, panfried until golden
  • Woolworths chilli oil, for drizzling

Method

Bruise the ginger, garlic and chilli in a mortar and pestle, then place in a saucepan. Add the chicken stock, lime zest and juice.

Simmer for 10 minutes over a medium heat, then strain and return the liquid to the same pan.

Add the coconut milk and chicken and poach for 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat and add the sugar snap peas. Serve with the coriander, mushrooms and a drizzle of chilli oil.

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