Poached Chicken with Spiced Turmeric Lemongrass Broth

Name: Poached Chicken with Spiced Turmeric Lemongrass Broth
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; 2 tablespoons Fried Shallot Slices; 20 ml vegetable oil; 50 ml vegetable oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 30 ml fresh lemon juice, strained; 1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper; 100 ml light soy sauce; 75 ml Sugar Syrup; 1.5 litres White Chicken Stock; 300 ml Tamarind Liquid; 4 tablespoons Pickled Shiitake Mushrooms; 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves; 20 ml fish sauce; 3 green onions, finely sliced; 200 g chicken thigh meat, minced; 50 g Chinese black bacon, finely diced; 2 green bird’s-eye chillies, minced; 4 coriander roots, minced; 50 ml light soy sauce; 1 cup coriander leaves; 12 green onions, sliced; 6 cloves garlic, sliced; 75 g fresh ginger, chopped; 1 cucumber, peeled and shaved into long thin ribbons (use a peeler); 80 g bean sprouts, trimmed; 2 tablespoons coriander leaves; 2 tablespoons Pickled Shiitake Mushrooms; 200 g English spinach leaves, blanched

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fire

By Christine Manfield

Published 2008

About

Another variation on the winning combination of turmeric and lemongrass – great flavour partners, and the pickled mushrooms provide an added depth of texture. I created this particular dish for a special-event dinner in Sydney a few years ago, with a respectful salute to the flavours of Singapore and South-east Asia.

Ingredients

2 organic chicken breast fillets
200 g English spinach leaves, blanched
80 g

Asia
Oceania
Singapore
Australia
Sydney
Soup
Dinner
South East Asia

Method

To make the turmeric broth, heat the oil in a stockpot and fry the garlic, ginger, chillies and lemongrass until fragrant. Add the laksa paste and fry over moderate heat until aromatic and slightly coloured. Stir in the fresh turmeric. Pour in the stock, tamarind liquid, soy sauce, sugar syrup and lemon juice and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.

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