I'm always looking for a good, quick meal to throw together after work. This one was really fast but you do have to plan a little and buy the ingredients. The meal was tasty and made me feel like I was eating a little healthy too!
Ingredients
2 -inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. siracha
1 tsp. brown sugar
2 scallions
1 cup frozen shelled edamame, thawed
4 cups store-bought pre-cooked or leftover brown rice
2 breasts from a rotisserie chicken
1 cup shredded carrots
Directions
1. Peel the ginger and finely grate it in to a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the vinegar, soy sauce, siracha, brown sugar and sesame oil. Season with pepper.
2. Thinly slice the scallions, keeping the white and green parts of the scallions separate. Add the scallion whites and the edamame to the dressing in the large mixing bowl. Stir to combine and then marinate at room temperature while you prepare the rest of the ingredients, stirring occasionally. Reserve the sliced scallion greens to use as garnish.
3. Place the rice in a glass mixing bowl and break it up using a fork. Place a damp paper towel directly on top of the rice and place in the microwave; cook until just warmed through and softened, about 3 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, remove the skin from the chicken and shred the meat in to large bite-size pieces, about 2 cups. Toss the chicken, warm rice and carrots with the mushrooms and edamame. Season with some salt and pepper.
5. Toss everything into a large pot and cook over medium heat until warmed through. Garnish with the reserved scallion greens and serve.
