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Chicken Hot Pot
🇨🇳 Chinese

Chicken Hot Pot

🇨🇳 Chinese

Gentle simmered chicken in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the chinese answer to "something light tonight". 40 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Chicken500 g, boneless
  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic1, diced
  • Ginger3 cloves, minced
  • Fresh Cilantrosmall handful
  • Sichuan Peppercorns1/2 tsp
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • Peanut Oil1 tbsp
  • Chicken Broth1.5 litres
  • Napa Cabbage300 g
  • Glass Noodles100 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sweat the garlic in the Peanut Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the ginger and sichuan peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds more.

  3. 3

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the chicken.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the chicken is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

  5. 5

    Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

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