Asian Glazed Gicken with Vegetable Fried Rice

By á-7737

Ingredients

• ½ lb carrots
• 3 oz scallions
• garlic (use 2 large cloves)
• 1/4 cup (2 oz) tamari soy sauce
• 1 1/4 Cup (10 oz) jasmine rice
• 1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 10 oz peas
• kosher salt
• ground pepper
• white wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
• 4 tsp sugar
• neutral oil, such as vegetable

Preparation

Step 1

1. Prep ingredients
Bring a large saucepan of salted water
to a boil. Scrub carrots, quarter
lengthwise, then cut crosswise into ¼-
inch pieces. Trim ends from scallions
and thinly slice. Peel and finely chop 2
teaspoons garlic. In a small bowl,
combine tamari, ¼ cup vinegar, 2
tablespoons water, and 4 teaspoons
sugar; stir to dissolve sugar.

2. Cook rice
Add rice to boiling water, and cook (like
pasta) stirring occasionally until
almost tender, about 8 minutes. Add
carrots and cook until tender, about 4
minutes. Drain, rinse well with cold
water, and drain again.

3. Cook chicken
Pat chicken dry and season all over
with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons
oil in a large nonstick skillet over high.
Add chicken and cook on one side until
golden, about 5 minutes. Flip chicken
and add tamari mixture to skillet and
cook, until chicken is cooked through
and sauce is reduced to ⅓ cup, about 2
minutes. Remove skillet from heat.

4. Sauté Aromatics
Turn chicken to coat in glaze and
transfer to a plate; cover to keep
warm. Transfer glaze to a bowl. Rinse
out skillet and wipe dry. Heat 2
tablespoons oil in skillet over high. Add
garlic and half of the scallions and
cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant,
about 30 seconds.

5. Finish rice & serve
Add peas, rice, and carrots to skillet;
cook, stirring, to heat through, about 2
minutes. Add glaze and stir to coat;
season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve fried rice topped with chicken
and any juices and garnish with
remaining scallions. Enjoy

6. Take it to the next level
Sneak in even more veggies by
subbing in some cauliflower or broccoli
rice in place of all or some of the
cooked rice.