Boy Choy, Quinoa & Fried Chicken Bowl
Description
This dish has three different elements - soya bok choy, lemon and leek quinoa and sesame fried chicken. The elements are all delicious on their own and can be used with different dishes or even as a side dish on its own. When they are all combined - you get a fresh bowl of zesty Asian flavours!
Best enjoyed with a couple of roasted almond shavings!
3 Servings
60 Minutes
7 Favourites
Ingredients
Bok Choy:
- 1 packet baby bok choy
- soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 5 cloves of garlic
Lemon & Leek Quinoa:
- 3 large leeks
- 1 cup quinoa (can be substituted for rice if you don't have quinoa)
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chilli & ginger mix
Sesame Fried Chicken:
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1 cup flour (I used gluten-free cake flour, but you can use any cake flour)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- Seasoning of choice
Method
Lemon & Leek Quinoa:
- 1The first step is to make your lemon and leek quinoa as this can be set aside and heated later when serving.
- 2Cook your quinoa by putting in a pot with double the amount of water and simmering until all water is evaporated.
- 3Chop your leeks very finely, and fry in olive oil in a frying pan.
- 4Add your garlic, ginger and chilli mix and fry until leeks start slightly browning. Set aside and wait for your quinoa to cook.
- 5Once cooked, add your quinoa to your leeks, squeeze the juice of one lemon into the mix and thoroughly mix through and continue frying for 5 minutes.
- 6Once finished, set aside in a microwavable dish so it can be heated and served later.
Sesame Fried Chicken:
- 1In one bowl combine two eggs and mix thoroughly.
- 2In a separate bowl combine your flour, sesame seeds and seasoning (I would recommend salt, pepper, chilli flakes and dried ginger - but you can adapt to your liking)
- 3Slice your chicken into small pieces.
- 4Bring oil to the heat (If possible, use a non-stick pan)
- 5Dip your chicken pieces one by one first into the eggs and then the flour and sesame mixture and the into the pan.
- 6Fry about 5-6 chicken pieces at a time. Fry for about 4 minutes on each side, until the chicken is nice and golden brown.
- 7Complete chicken and set aside.
Soya Bok Choy:
- 1Chop your bok choy into smaller pieces.
- 2Fry with two tablespoons of soya sauce, 5 cloves of garlic (Yes, that much) and 1 teaspoon of honey.
- 3Fry for about 5 minutes or until cooked.
- 4Finally, heat up your quinoa, and serve all your elements together
