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Chilli chicken soul bowl

Name: Chilli chicken soul bowl
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 skinless chicken thigh fillets; 1/4 cup (90g) gochujang (Korean fermented chilli paste); 2 tbs olive oil; 500g microwave black or brown rice; 1/2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1/2 garlic clove, crushed; 2 nashi pears, cut into matchsticks; 3 radishes, very thinly sliced; 2/3 cup (130g) kimchi; 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach; 1 cup loosely packed large shiso leaves (from Asian grocers) or Thai basil leaves; 4 fried eggs, to serve; Toasted black and white sesame seeds, to serve

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by Charlotte Binns-McDonald

Feb 13, 2017

The chilli chicken soul bowl that's good for your health and good for the soul.

8 skinless chicken thigh fillets
1/4 cup (90g) gochujang (Korean fermented chilli paste)
2 tbs olive oil
500g microwave black or brown rice
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 garlic clove, crushed
2 nashi pears, cut into matchsticks
3 radishes, very thinly sliced
2/3 cup (130g) kimchi
1 cup loosely packed baby spinach
1 cup loosely packed large shiso leaves (from Asian grocers) or Thai basil leaves
4 fried eggs, to serve
Toasted black and white sesame seeds, to serve

Method

1.

Coat chicken in gochujang and oil. Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue to high heat. Add chicken, cook for 3 minutes, then turn and cook for a further 4 minutes or until cooked through. Cover to keep warm.
2.

Cook rice according to packet instructions. Transfer to a bowl and stir through sesame oil, soy sauce and garlic.
3.

Thickly slice chicken. Divide rice among serving bowls. Top with chicken, pear, radish, kimchi, spinach, shiso and eggs. Scatter with sesame seeds to serve.