Sticky Rice with Chicken

Name: Sticky Rice with Chicken
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 chicken breast, poached, shredded and chopped; 2 chicken thighs, poached, shredded and chopped; 177 milliliters coconut milk; 237 milliliters coconut milk; 2 Tbsps dark brown sugar; 1 large clove garlic, minced; 2 Tbsps ground coriander; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 large shallot, finely chopped; 355 milliliters short-grain sushi rice, rinsed and drained; 10 Swiss chard leaves, ribs removed to create 2 long halves; 1 teaspoon safflower oil or vegetable oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Sticky Rice with Chicken a try. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 550 calories, 20g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 5. If you have pepper, coconut milk, chicken thighs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

For the rice: In a medium saucepan, combine the rice, coconut milk, 1 cup water and the salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.

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Coconut Milk

Water

Rice

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the coriander, cumin, salt, black pepper, garlic and shallots and cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic and shallots have softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and sugar and bring to a boil.

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Black Pepper

Coconut Milk

Coriander

Shallot

Garlic

Cumin

Sugar

Salt

Add the chicken and stir to coat with the sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

For assembly: Preheat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat.

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Grill Pan

Layer the 2 halves of a Swiss chard leaf perpendicular to each other on a cutting board to create a cross shape. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the rice into the center where the leaves meet and flatten the rice into a rectangle.

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Swiss Chard

Rice

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Cutting Board

Layer 2 tablespoons of the chicken filling evenly over and top with an additional tablespoon of rice to cover the chicken. Fold the top and bottom of the Swiss chard leaf over the filling to make a small square package. Repeat with the remaining leaves, rice and chicken.

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Swiss Chard

Whole Chicken

Rice

Grill the packages in batches until the leaves are charred on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.

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Grill