Miso Mirin Chicken With Sushi Rice
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 3:56pm

Ingredients




4 4 oz chicken, breasts, boneless, skinless
salt, and, freshly, cracked, pepper
1 clv garlic
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Sushi Rice
2 cups sushi rice, rinsed several times, to decrease starch
2 cups cold water
1 tablespoon mirin
sugar
Sauce
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 lrg onion, sliced
1 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons mirin, (rice wine vinegar<
2 tablespoons good quality soy sauce
1 tablespoon barley, malt, (optional)
1 tablespoon miso paste
2 carrot, julienne cut
3 green onion, sliced

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 .Season chicken breasts very lightly with salt and cracked black pepper. Combine garlic, soy and ginger in a small bowl. Stir and rub over chicken. 2 Heat a large skillet and add sesame oil and 1 tsp. vegetable oil. When oil is hot, add chicken and sear until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Alternately, rub chicken with sesame oil and grill on BBQ. 3 Transfer chicken to a small roasting pan and bake for about 10-12 minutes or until juices run clear. 4 Sushi Rice:At this point, prepare the sushi rice by covering rinsed rice with water in small pot Bring water to boil and boil 1 minute. 5 Reduce to lowest heat and simmer 10 minutes, covered securely. Do not open. 6 Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Combine mirin and sugar in a small bowl and pour over rice, stirring with a wooden spoon. 7 Sauce:Meanwhile, return same pan that chicken was seared in, to medium heat and add 1 Tbsp. of vegetable oil. Saute the onion until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock, mirin and soy sauce. 8 Reduce for 2 minutes and add the barley malt, if desired, the miso, carrots and the green onions. Stir well and simmer for 1 minute, just to blend flavours. 9 Season to taste. 10 To Serve:When chicken is cooked, remove from oven and let rest 3 minutes. 11 Slice diagonally into thirds. 12 Divide sushi rice among plates. 13 Lay sliced chicken over rice and drizzle with sauce.