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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
23 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Braised chicken with sugarcane is a unique and appealing braised dish that TasteVN will guide you to make today. With just 5 extremely simple and quick steps, you can create a chicken dish that is a delicious Binh Duong specialty for your beloved family. Let’s get cooking right away.
Ingredients for Braised Chicken with Sugarcane For 4 people
Chicken 1 whole (about 2kg) Sugarcane 1 stalk Pineapple 1 fruit Green pepper 200 gr Ginger 1 root Lemongrass 5 stalks Carrot 3 roots Sliced shallots 1 tablespoon Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Five-spice powder 1/2 teaspoon Soy sauce 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common spices a little (MSG/salt/sugar/pepper) Bread 3 pieces Fresh noodles 500 gr
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
- Good chicken has a characteristic shiny yellow skin, a smooth surface, and is not rough.
- Choose chickens that have a slight rebound when pressed on the body, do not emit a foul smell, and have no unusual purple-blue spots on the surface.
- Depending on the dish you want to prepare, select different parts of the chicken. However, for this braised dish, you should choose the thigh or breast meat to make it softer and more flavorful.
How to choose sweet sugarcane
- To make this dish better, you should choose sugarcane with purple skin, as this type usually has a sweeter and richer flavor compared to green-skinned sugarcane.
- Choose sugarcane that is not too old, with even joints, and especially not cracked.
- Soft sugarcane, not too hard, will make it easier to process and richer in flavor.
- If you buy pre-peeled sugarcane, choose those with a light yellow color, as they will have more water, nutrients, and a richer flavor than those with green or yellow-green colors.
How to Prepare Braised Chicken with Sugarcane
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Prepare Ingredients
To clean and eliminate the odor of the chicken, rub the chicken with salt for about 15 minutes, then rinse it several times with water. After that, chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Peel the sugarcane and cut it into pieces about 2 finger lengths. Then wash it thoroughly and let it drain.
Pineapple peel, remove the eyes and any spoiled parts. Divide into 2 portions and cut into thin slices for easy eating.
Lemongrass cut in half, crush the bulb part. Clean the ginger and slice it thinly.
Peel the carrot, wash it clean. You can carve flowers as shown in the picture for a beautiful dish or cut it into bite-sized pieces according to your preference.
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Marinate the Chicken
Marinate the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon of five-spice powder, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of sliced shallots, and 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic.
Mix well to allow the spices to penetrate all the chicken meat and wait for 10 minutes.
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Stir-fry Chicken
Place a pot on the stove, once the pot is hot, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic, stir until the garlic is fragrant and turns slightly yellow, then add the chicken. You need to stir continuously to ensure the chicken absorbs the spices evenly and does not burn.
Once the chicken meat is browned, pour in all the marinating liquid. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked. Turn off the heat.
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Prepare Chicken with Sugarcane
Place a pan on the stove, layer 1 layer of chopped sugarcane at the bottom of the pan, then evenly sprinkle lemongrass, ginger, and green pepper on top.
Scoop the stir-fried chicken on top, layering pineapple and carrot over the chicken. Pour all of the stir-frying broth over it.
Simmer for about 20 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce for enhanced flavor. Once the carrots are tender, taste and adjust the seasoning one last time to suit your family’s taste and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Present the cooked chicken in a bowl, and we can enjoy it right away. You can sprinkle a little pepper to enhance the flavor, aroma, and appearance of the dish. This dish can be served with rice, fresh noodles, or bread.
The dish is appealing thanks to the harmonious combination of the distinctive flavor of chicken and the light sweetness of fresh sugarcane, which will bring a new sensation to family members.
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*Refer to the images and recipe from the YouTube channel Nho Huân Foods.
