Poached chicken, green tea noodles, grilled baby corn, daikon, pomegranate and lemongrass

Name: Poached chicken, green tea noodles, grilled baby corn, daikon, pomegranate and lemongrass
Yield: For 6–8 as a main course
Ingredients: 1 tbsp grated or finely chopped ginger; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (or use Chinese black vinegar); 4 tbsp honey, agave syrup, palm sugar or demerara sugar; 4 tbsp honey, agave syrup, palm sugar or demerara sugar; 4 tbsp honey, agave syrup, palm sugar or demerara sugar; 100 g (3½ oz.) ginger, peeled and sliced; 500 g (1 lb. 2 oz.) baby corn; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 250 g (9 oz.) green tea noodles; 4 tbsp honey, agave syrup, palm sugar or demerara sugar; 300 g (10½ oz./2 cups) podded edamame beans, blanched; 3 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced; 3 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced; 2 tsp sunflower oil; 1 tbsp grated or finely chopped ginger; 5 cm (2 in.) lemongrass stem from the lower end, two outer layers discarded, insides thinly sliced; seeds from ½ pomegranate; 300 g (10½ oz.) daikon, peeled and thinly sliced into discs; 6 dried (or 12 fresh) shiitake mushrooms; 4 black garlic cloves (or use smoked garlic or ordinary garlic), sliced; 6 dried (or 12 fresh) shiitake mushrooms; 6 dried (or 12 fresh) shiitake mushrooms; 1 clementine (or mandarin or orange), sliced into six; 1 clementine (or mandarin or orange), sliced into six; 4 black garlic cloves (or use smoked garlic or ordinary garlic), sliced; 4 black garlic cloves (or use smoked garlic or ordinary garlic), sliced; 2 x 6 cm (2½ in.) cinnamon sticks; 10 star anise; 1 clementine (or mandarin or orange), sliced into six; 1 tbsp coriander seeds

Preparation info

For
6–8
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy

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By Peter Gordon

Published 2016

About

Poaching poultry (or other meats) in stock is nothing new, but in parts of China, this ‘master stock’ is used again and again, which makes it incredibly tasty and concentrated. Once you’ve cooked the chicken for this salad, strain the stock and use again, or freeze it as it is or reduce to a quarter of the volume and freeze. Either way, next time you use it, taste for seasoning before you poach your chicken and either add more aromatics or dilute it with more water. Green tea noodles (cha s

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