Honey & Soy Chicken

[cooking-good-looking]

Aside from the use of TMX- I just cannot cook rice right!!!! Id love to be able to cook it whilst cooking something else though but I am afraid I just have to use my thermoserver and be patient!

[Yvette]

I still use my rice cooker I find it easier to time everything that way

[BecciM]

I'm new so please bear with me, is it possible to cook the chicken first, then put it in the varoma on some baking paper to keep warm while I steam the rice? I don't have a thermoserver just yet.

[judydawn]

Good idea Becci but if you have a casserole dish that fits in the varoma that might be less messy.  I don't really think you can overcook chicken thighs and hopefully the sauce won't dry out.  From memory there is plenty of sauce in that recipe though.
You could just sit the casserole dish on the lid (MC off) too, that should keep it warm enough whilst the rice is cooking or you could just reheat it for a short time in the microwave too.  Give it a go though and let us know how it worked out.

[BecciM]

I like the idea of the dish on top of the lid, I will give that a go. Thankyou

[Amy :-)]

Good idea Becci but if you have a casserole dish that fits in the varoma that might be less messy.  I don't really think you can overcook chicken thighs and hopefully the sauce won't dry out.  From memory there is plenty of sauce in that recipe though.

Yes Judy, very saucy

Good luck with whatever method you decide to use Becci

[cooking-good-looking]

A good old casserole dish in the oven can be just as good as a thermoserver too!

[BecciM]

I shredded my chicken somehow :/ I used reverse and soft speed so I'm not sure why. Sauce is delicious, I will never buy store bought honey soy sauce ever again!

[Amy :-)]

How strange about your chicken Becci

But its amazing how easy the sauce is, and it tastes so much better than store-bought!

[BecciM]

Went down a treat despite the shredded chicken 😉

[Amy :-)]

I guess it would have been easier to eat!

Always look for the silver lining

[cecilia]

I don't have a thermoserver just yet.

On the case!

[blackwood]

Hi! I made this for tea tonight as anything "honey soy" goes down well! However, I didn't have any thigh fillets, but had some breast fillets that were approaching their use by date. I think that was a big mistake. The chicken ended up shredded, even though I had it on reverse  Everyone else's photo's look so nice and appetizing!

If I make it again, I will definitely use thighs. (I normally use thigh fillets for most things these days as I find they often have more flavour...I just happened to buy breast fillets for a change this week)

The sauce was good, but I think I would reduce the soy sauce and maybe the honey a little bit next time. It was a little bit strong and sweet for my kids (which is strange because my daughter always asks to lick the spoon after using golden syrup!)

I absolutely love the suggestion of serving with hoikkin noodles. The photo looks amazing! Enough to make me want to try it again!

Thanks for posting the recipe!

[cooking-good-looking]

I used breast too, had a few little shredded bits but nothing problematic!

[Amy :-)]

How strange with all this shredded chicken business I never realised there was such a big difference between using thigh or breast!

Blackwood, if you make it again and use the hokkein noodles, I wouldn't recommend reducing to sauces too much. There was just enough in my dish to coat the noodles nicely. If you do reduce something, I'd suggest making it up with some other liquid
In saying that, I will probably reduce the honey next time because when mum had it for lunch the next day, she said the honey came through quite strong