Usuba
Steamed Chicken Breast with Vegetable Filling and Mandarin Sauce
Tender chicken breast filled with broccoli, bell pepper, and feta cheese, steamed to perfection. A mandarin sauce infused with ginger and spices complements the dish with a tangy flavor and aromatic notes, keeping the meat moist and juicy.
- Total
- 60 min
- Standard serving
- 475 g
Ingredients
Total 14- Broccoli
30 g≈ 2/3 sprig - Shallot
12.5 g≈ 2.5 clove - Sweet pepper
37.5 g≈ 1/4 pcs - Brynza cheese
50 g≈ 1.5 slice - Chicken fillet
200 g≈ 1 pcs - Mandarins
120 g≈ 2 pcs - Ginger
10 g≈ 2 slice - Cardamom
0.375 g≈ 3/4 pcs - Anise (star anise)
0.875 g≈ 3/4 sprig - Garlic
0.75 g≈ 1/4 clove - Butter
5.495 ml≈ 1 slice - Sugar
6 g≈ 1.5 tsp - Salt
to taste - Black peppercornsмолотый
to taste≈ 1.5 pcs
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Prepare all ingredients.
- 2
Step 2
Break the broccoli into small florets.
- 3
Step 3
Finely chop the shallots and garlic. Cut the sweet pepper into cubes with 7 mm sides.
- 4
Step 4
Mix the vegetables with feta cheese.
- 5
Step 5
Salt and pepper the chicken breast. Make a deep cut on the side of each breast to create a pocket. Fill the pocket with vegetable stuffing.
- 6
Step 6
Heat a grill pan, brush it with vegetable oil and fry the chicken breasts on one side for 2 minutes to get a golden grill pattern on the meat.
- 7
Step 7
Place the stuffed breasts in a steamer and cook for 20 minutes.
- 8
Step 8
Peel the mandarins and blend the pulp in a blender.
- 9
Step 9
Strain the juice through a sieve, pour into a saucepan. Add sugar, several large pieces of ginger, cardamom and a star anise. Reduce the juice by two-thirds.
- 10
Step 10
On low heat, add butter to the sauce and melt it, stirring vigorously.
- 11
Step 11
Pour the mandarin sauce over the cooked chicken breasts and serve.
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