Basic Asian Chicken
Instead of picking up a roast chicken from the supermarket or buying those pre-packaged cooked chicken, make this simple basic chicken recipe infused with Asian flavours for salads, wraps or sandwiches during the week.
Servings: 4 people
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 4 whole chicken legs
- 1/2 ounce ginger sliced
- 3 cloves garlic bruised
- 4 green onions cut in half
- Kosher salt
Instructions
- Season chicken with Kosher salt.
- Place a trivet in the inner liner of an electric pressure cooker and add 1 cup of water. Loosely place the chicken, green onion, ginger and garlic on top of the trivet.
- Close and lock the lid, making sure the steam knob is on Sealing/Locked. Pressure cook on high for 15 minutes.
- Once the cooking is done, quick release the pressure.
- Remove the chicken and place in a large bowl of ice water for about 10 minutes. This will stop the cooking.
- Shred the chicken to use in salads, sandwiches and wraps.
Notes
Remember to save the broth at the bottom of the pot to use in other meals by refrigerating or freezing.