Miso Mirin Chicken With Sushi Rice

Photo: flickr user Lil' Dee

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

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.

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.

Transfer chicken to a small roasting pan and bake for about 10-12 minutes or until juices run clear.

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.

Reduce to lowest heat and simmer 10 minutes, covered securely. Do not open.

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.

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.

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.

Season to taste.

To Serve:When chicken is cooked, remove from oven and let rest 3 minutes.

Slice diagonally into thirds.

Divide sushi rice among plates.

Lay sliced chicken over rice and drizzle with sauce.