Teriyaki Hens with Bok Choy

Name: Teriyaki Hens with Bok Choy
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 medium head bok choy, thinly sliced; 5 kilograms Cornish game hens (about each), halved; 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced; 1 grapefruit, halved; 59 milliliters hoisin sauce; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 177 milliliters low-sodium soy sauce; 2 smalls red chile peppers, halved (remove seeds for less heat); 59 milliliters rice vinegar; 1 bunch scallions; 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil; 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted, for garnish

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Teriyaki Hens with Bok Choy a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 221g of protein, 180g of fat, and a total of 2663 calories. This recipe covers 68% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. If you have bok choy, soy sauce, ginger, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the low sodium soy sauce you could follow this main course with the Banana Split Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. This recipe is typical of Japanese cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Season the hens with salt and pepper and place skin-side up in a roasting pan. Roast until the skin is slightly crisp, about 25 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

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Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar, ginger, 1 chile pepper and 1/4 cup water in a pot.

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Chili Pepper

Hoisin Sauce

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Ginger

Water

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Cut half of the scallions into large pieces, and zest and juice half of the grapefruit; add to the pot. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and syrupy, about 20 minutes.

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Grapefruit

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Juice

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Brush the hens with a few tablespoons of the sauce and continue roasting until golden, about 8 more minutes.

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Sauce

Peel and segment the remaining grapefruit half and place in a bowl. Thinly slice the remaining scallions and mince the remaining chile pepper; add to the bowl along with the bok choy, sesame oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Chili Pepper

Grapefruit

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Green Onions

Bok Choy

Ground Meat

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Place half a hen on each plate. Stir any pan drippings into the remaining sauce and drizzle over the top.

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Sauce

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Serve with the bok choy salad and garnish with sesame seeds.

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Bok Choy

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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Servings:

1medium head

bok choy, thinly sliced 5kilograms

Cornish game hens (about each), halved 1

2-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced 1

grapefruit, halved 59milliliters

hoisin sauce 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 177milliliters

low-sodium soy sauce 2smalls

red chile peppers, halved (remove seeds for less heat)59milliliters

rice vinegar 1bunch

scallions 1Tbsp

toasted sesame oil 2teaspoons

sesame seeds, toasted, for garnish

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Baron Herzog Chenin Blanc (OU Kosher) with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 12 dollars per bottle.