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Green Tea Poached Chicken
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
27 mins
Total Time
42 mins
 
Author: Ella Eats
Ingredients
Poached Chicken
  • 1 skinless chicken breast trimmed
  • 7 cups of water
  • 4 green tea bags
  • 1 stalk of lemongrass quartered and crushed
  • 2 teaspoons of minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
Crunchy Salad
  • 1 packet of crunchy salad mix of your choice – I chose kale and baby spinach
  • ¼ red cabbage diced
  • ½ white cabbage diced
  • 1 packet of bean shoots
  • 1 bunch of coriander roughly chopped
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • Some of the poaching liquid
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, bring the water to a rolling boil. Add the tea bags and steep for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the pot.
  2. Add the lemongrass, garlic and ginger to the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer for about 3 minutes.
  3. Ensuring that the water is only simmering, add the chicken breast to the water, making sure that it is fully covered in the pot. Cook for 7-10 minutes, or until when you cut into it the breast is fully cooked through. Remove from the water.
  4. Bring the water up to a boil and allow to reduce for about 10 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, in a large salad bowl, combine your salad ingredients minus the lemon juice and poaching liquid. Mix to combine well.
  6. To serve, slice the chicken breast into small pieces. Combine some of the poaching liquid (I used about 4 tablespoons, but it all depends on how much you want for your salad) and the lemon juice in a small bowl and pour over the salad. Toss to ensure it is mixed through, and then place the chicken breast over the top.