We're back to weekly family dinners and tonight's menu was Alvin's Drunken and Bruised consisting of a liquor poached chicken with a thai-inspired salad. I also made Bak Kut Teh soup which is a peppery Chinese herbal soup with tender pork ribs. The Drunken Chicken was a bit of a let down for me. The chicken was weird and sweet but it was incredibly tender though. The salad however was pretty amazing. I think the hero of the meal for me was the Bak Kut Teh soup. I can't really take credit for it; I used a Prima Taste packet mix. Shame ;)
I'm not a fan of the chicken but the salad is not bad. There is some bizarrely sweet taste, I can't put my finger on. The meat was crumbly in the breast so that means I must not like the texture overly much :P
ReplyDeleteEEewww Bakuteh!!!
Yeah the chicken is weird and I think it's the mirin. Probably better to use a normal masterstock recipe.
ReplyDeleteYou're probably better off going and making traditional chicken rice... :)
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