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Steamed chicken with lemongrass and ginger

Frank Bordoni from Good Food Bites
Frank Bordoni's fragrant steamed chicken makes a light and luscious supper that's heaven on the lips and easy on the hips

Steamed chicken with lemongrass and ginger

Method

1. Mix the lemon grass, garlic and ginger together, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and rub over the chicken. Leave to marinate for 20 minutes.

2. Put just enough water into a steamer or pan and place the rack or steamer basket on top. Place the chicken and seasoning inside, cover and steam for 15-20 minutes.

3. Scatter over the broccoli florets and cook for another two minutes. Remove the steamer tray and set aside.

4. Whilst cooking the fragrant chicken juices should have dripped down into the water to make a stock and evaporated to leave approximately a glass full of liquid (about 80-100ml - if you find you have too much liquid, bring to a fast boil and reduce).

5. Thicken the stock with cornflour and season if necessary.

6. To serve, arrange the chicken on a plate and scatter over the broccoli, and toasted almonds then drizzle with the sauce. Serve with steamed rice.

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Serves: 2

Prep: 35 min
Cook: 25 min

Ingredients
2 lemon grass stalks
1 garlic clove, finely sliced
1 tsp fresh root ginger, grated
1 pinch salt and fresh ground black pepper
2 chicken breasts, boned
250g broccoli florets
0.5 tsp cornflour
1 handful toasted almonds