Chicken On A "green Pillow" - A Step By Step Recipe With A Photo

Chicken on the "green pillow" is a Chinese dish. Asian spices and gravy make ordinary chicken breast a culinary masterpiece. The "green pillow" of spinach perfectly complements tender chicken.

Cooking description:

Chicken on the "green pillow" is a very simple dish, it is prepared in a matter of minutes, the main thing is to marinate the chicken in advance. The dish turns out to be very juicy due to an interesting truly Asian sweet and sour sauce. A spinach pillow will only complement the delicate taste of the dish. I am sharing a recipe on how to prepare such a dish quickly and easily. I used cornstarch in the recipe, but you can use regular potato or flour. When you need a quick dinner, this dish is just a godsend. In the morning I marinate the meat, and in the evening everything is ready in 15 minutes! Enjoy your meal.

Purpose: For lunch / Inexpensive / Healthy lunch / Quickly

Main ingredient: Vegetables / Poultry / Chicken / Onion / Spinach / Chicken breast / Chicken fillet / Green onion

Dish: Sauces

Cuisine geography: Chinese / Asian

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast - 450 Grams
• Dry wine - 2 Tbsp. spoons
• Garlic - 2 Cloves
• Spinach - 150 Grams
• Green onions - 2 Pieces
• Soy sauce - 3 Tbsp. spoons
• Sugar - 1 Teaspoon
• Chicken Broth - 500 Milliliters
• Cornstarch - 4 Tbsp spoons
• Vinegar - 1 Tbsp. the spoon
• Chili Flakes - 1/2 Teaspoon
• Salt - 1/4 Teaspoon

Servings: 2-4

How to cook Chicken on a Green Pillow

Cut the chicken into medium pieces, add wine, leave for 30 minutes. Mix soy sauce with broth, salt and sugar. When the breast is marinated, roll it in the starch. Then fry in a skillet in vegetable oil. Remove the chicken in a separate bowl. Wash garlic, green onions, peel and chop finely. Fry in vegetable oil for 1-2 minutes. Add spinach to the garlic and onion, simmer for two minutes over high heat. When everything is browned, place the spinach on a plate. This will be our "green pillow".