Tender Steamed Chicken

Name: Tender Steamed Chicken
Ingredients: 300 grams Chicken breast; 1/4 Grated onion; 50 ml Sake; 25 ml Mirin; 1 3-cm square Kombu; 10 cm's worth Japanese leek (white section), minced; 1 tsp Grated ginger; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Sesame oil; 1 dash Black pepper; 1 tiny pinch Sugar

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

300 grams Chicken breast
1/4 Grated onion
50 ml Sake
25 ml Mirin
1 3-cm square Kombu
10 cm's worth Japanese leek (white section), minced
1 tsp Grated ginger
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Sesame oil
1 dash Black pepper
1 tiny pinch Sugar

Directions

1

Put the chicken breast and the -marked onion, sake, mirin, and kombu (cut into pieces) into a heat-resistant bowl, wrap in plastic wrap, then let sit for about 1 hour.
2

Microwave for 3 minutes at 600 W, flip over the chicken, then microwave for 3 more minutes.
3

Remove the kombu and chicken then microwave the soup for 2 more minutes.
4

Add the -marked ingredients to the soup from Step 2 (with the alcohol now evaporated off), return the chicken, then let sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
5

Slice the chicken into desired sizes, drizzle on the soup (savory sauce), and serve.