Poached Chicken

I love chicken too!

In a large pot, fill it half full with water. Add in a whole large onion (quartered) , a couple sticks of carrots (you don't need to peel, just scrub the dirt off and chop into large pieces) and 1 or 2 heads of garlic (if you want to peel it, that is fine). You can also add a sprig of celery, some leeks or any other kind of aromatic vegetables.

Time to add some herbs! Western style, you can add bay leaves, thyme, black peppercorn. Asian style, try lemongrass, black peppercorns (and some thai basil, lime juice and fish sauce when it's done).

Bring to a boil and add the chicken. You can use a whole chicken or chicken breasts for a healthier meal.

Bring it back to a boil and lower the heat and let simmer.

The cooking time should be 15 min per pound of chicken.

Salt and pepper to taste.

There are a couple ways to serve this meal.

Place the meat in a bowl with some noodles and add some broth.

In a separate pan, sauté some sliced mushroom with butter and add 2 – 3 ladles of the broth and let it reduce by half. Add some cream (table or whipping, depends how rich you want the sauce and how fat you want to look, haha!). Or don’t add it at all if you want to be skinny…

Pour the sauce over the meat with rice or pasta.

What to do with the leftover broth or meat…

You can add any kind of pasta to the broth, boil for 7 mins and there you have Chicken noodle soup.

You can use the broth as a base when making other soups or risotto.

Or just drink it!