Dinner Tonight: Chicken and Rice Soup with Ginger Dipping Sauce

Name: Dinner Tonight: Chicken and Rice Soup with Ginger Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 chicken leg quarters; 2 liters chicken stock; 1 Handful cilantro, chopped; 2 Tbsps fish sauce; 3 inches fresh ginger, peeled; 5 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 177 milliliters long-grain rice; 3 servings Salt; 2 scallions; 3 Tbsps sugar

Dinner Tonight: Chicken and Rice Soup with Ginger Dipping Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 725 calories, 40g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 3. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chicken leg quarters, rice, ginger, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Super Bowl. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Pour the rice into a large pot.

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Rice

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Add enough water to cover the rice by an inch, and stir for a few seconds.

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Water

Rice

Pour off this milky-colored water. Repeat this process two more times until the water that drains off is mostly clear, and not off-white.

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Water

Take 1-inch of the ginger and cut it into thick slices, then add it to the pot.

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Ginger

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Cut the white part off of the scallion, and add it to the pot (save the green parts for a later use).

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Green Onions

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Add the chicken legs and then pour in the chicken stock. Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook at a vigorous simmer for 5 minutes. Turn the heat to medium-low, stir the contents, and partially cover. Cook for 15 minutes and then remove the chicken. Dunk the chicken in an ice bath for a few minutes. Pat them dry and set aside. Partially cover the pot again, and cook for 45 minutes.

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Chicken Stock

Chicken Leg

Whole Chicken

Ice

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Meanwhile, finely mince the remaining ginger.

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Ginger

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Add to a bowl along with the sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Set aside for 30 minutes before using.

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Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Sugar

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Bowl

When the soup is done, remove the ginger and scallion whites from the pot. Season with salt to taste. Chop the green parts of the scallions. Ladle the soup into a bowl and garnish with the scallion greens and cilantro. Slice the chicken into 1-inch segments and serve along the bowl along with some of the ginger and lime juice dipping sauce.

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Green Onions

Soup