Serves 4

Chicken, soy and honey parcels with water chestnut rice recipe

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Takes 15 minutes to make and 20 minutes in the oven

4 shallots, thinly sliced
4 x 175g skinned chicken breasts
4 tbsp dark soy sauce
4 tsp runny honey
4 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
5cm piece ginger, cut into fine shreds
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
12 green cardamom pods, cracked

For the water chestnut rice
1 bunch of spring onions, trimmed
200g can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
200g basmati rice, cooked, to serve


1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Cut out 4 x 30cm foil squares. Put the shallots and 1 chicken breast onto each square. Bring the sides up slightly around each one and seal at the short ends.
2. Divide the soy sauce, honey and rice wine or sherry between each parcel. Add the ginger, garlic and cardamom and seal the parcels. Put on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
3. For the rice, finely shred 2 spring onions. Set aside. Thinly slice the rest.
4. Stir the sliced onions and water chestnuts into the cooked rice, then divide between plates. Thickly slice the chicken and place on the rice, spooning over the juices. Garnish with the shredded spring onions.

Nutritional info
Per serving: 440kcals, 2.4g fat (0.5g saturated), 47.6g protein, 53.6g carbs, 10.5g sugar, 3g salt
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