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Chicken fillet

Chicken, mushroom and egg rice bowl

Chicken, mushroom and egg rice bowl
Cubes of chicken thigh fillets, shimeji and scallions are boiled gently in dashi seasoned with soy sauce sake, mirin and a little sugar before beaten eggs are poured in.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Chicken, sotanghon and vegetable soup

Chicken, sotanghon and vegetable soup
Cut the cooking time of this traditional Filipino chicken noodle soup by combining pre-made bone broth and chicken fillets instead of simmering a whole chicken. Prep time is 10 minutes; cooking time is 15 minutes.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Chicken karaage with salted egg and coconut cream sauce

Chicken karaage with salted egg and coconut cream sauce
Bite-sized pieces of chicken fillet are seasoned, tossed in potato starch, fried twice then tossed with a thick sauce made with salted egg powder, coconut cream and curry leaves.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Spicy sweet sour chicken karaage

Spicy sweet sour chicken karaage
Japanese fried chicken thigh fillets with a light ultra crisp crust coated with Chinese-style sweet sour sauce spiked with Korean chili flakes.
Cook time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

20-minute chicken braised in sweet spicy sauce

20-minute chicken braised in sweet spicy sauce served over rice
Chicken thigh fillets are browned on both sides then braised in a sauce made with calamansi juice, fish sauce, honey, garlic, ginger and chilies.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

20-minute soy calamansi chicken

20-minute soy calamansi chicken served with onion rings and sliced scallions
Inspired by the Filipino beef dish called bistek, skin-on chicken thigh fillets are lightly browned and braised in soy sauce with plenty of garlic. The cooking is concluded with the addition of onion rings and freshly-squeezed calamansi juice.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Chinese American-style bang bang bang chicken

Chinese-American bang bang chicken
It bears nothing in common with its Chinese ancestor except for the spicy chili-based sauce, but this dish of fried chicken fillets tossed in sweet chili mayo is just as satisfying.
Cook time: 6 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Sichuan-style bang bang chicken

Sichuan-style bang bang chicken
Unlike its Chinese-American incarnation, there is no frying involved in making this dish. Poached chicken is cut into strips, doused with Sichuan chili oil and topped with sliced scallions.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Chicken, shiitake and bok choy tips with Vietnamese mixed fish sauce

Chicken, shiitake and bok choy tips with Vietnamese mixed fish sauce
An easy but tasty stir fry that you can cook in a short time especially if you keep Vietnamese mixed fish sauce (nuoc cham) in stock. The sauce is easy to make and the formula is included in the recipe.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Chicken, egg and celery soup

Chicken, egg and celery soup
Thinly sliced celery and scallions are sauteed in butter and simmered in bone broth with scrambled eggs and chicken fillets.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Easy chicken and broccoli stir fry

Easy chicken and broccoli stir fry
Moist chicken seasoned all the way through and lightly crisp vegetables are tossed in a sweet-salty sauce made with Asian kitchen staples.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Lemongrass fried chicken

Two things make this recipe stand out. First, the crust that stays crispy after the chicken meat has cooled and, second, the dipping sauce that’s surprisingly so easy to make.
Cook time: 12 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

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