Double-Boiled Chicken

Name: Double-Boiled Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms free-range chicken—visible fat removed, gizzard and neck reserved; 8 dates; 59 milliliters salt; 2 Tbsps boxthorn seeds (optional); 4 servings Soy sauce, for dipping

Double-Boiled Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe has 662 calories, 54g of protein, and 41g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have dates, free-range chicken—visible, soy sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Set a cake rack in a large stockpot, add 3 inches of water and bring to a boil. Rub the chicken all over with the salt, then rinse well.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Pot

Put the chicken, breast side up, in a large heatproof bowl.

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Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Add the gizzard, neck, dates and boxthorn seeds. Set a heatproof plate on top of the bowl to seal it, and carefully set the bowl on the rack in the pot. Cover the stockpot and boil over high heat until the chicken is very tender, about 4 hours; replenish the stockpot as necessary with boiling water.

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Whole Chicken

Dates

Seeds

Water

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Pot

Bowl

Carefully remove the bowl with the chicken from the stockpot. Using a fork, pull the chicken from the bones and remove the skin; place in 4 soup bowls.

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Whole Chicken

Soup