Vietnamese Chicken Bowls
Easy Cleanup
- Fish
- Soy
- Wheat
- Eggs
We love Vietnamese cuisine because it embraces flavors that are big, bright, and dazzling without feeling heavy. This recipe is a great example because it combines chicken, rice, and crisp veggies in a way that is incredibly well-balanced. The meat is drizzled in a savory-spicy sauce with ponzu, lime, and sriracha. Next to it, there’s fluffy jasmine rice and a zesty carrot and cucumber salad with cilantro. When piled together in a bowl, it’s simple, satisfying dinner perfection
Ingredients
24 milliliters
Ponzu Sauce
(Contains: Fish, Soy, Wheat)
4 ounce
Shredded Carrots
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 clove
Garlic
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
1 unit
Lime
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 teaspoon
Sriracha
¼ ounce
Cilantro
1 unit
Chili Pepper
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry all produce. Mince or grate garlic. Trim and halve cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons. Roughly chop cilantro. Zest and halve lime (for 4 servings, zest 1 lime and halve both). Thinly slice chili.
In a medium bowl, combine cucumber, carrots, half the lime zest, half the cilantro, and juice from half the lime. Season with plenty of salt and pepper; set aside. In a small pot, combine rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
While rice cooks, pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board to rest.
Heat a drizzle of oil in same pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Reduce heat to low and stir in ponzu, 1 TBSP sugar (1½ TBSP for 4 servings), and sriracha to taste (save some for the next step). Simmer, stirring, until thickened and syrupy, 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat.
In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and remaining sriracha to taste. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
Fluff rice with a fork; stir in remaining lime zest and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) and season with salt and pepper. Divide between bowls. Thinly slice chicken. Top rice with chicken and salad. Drizzle chicken with sauce. Garnish with sriracha mayo, remaining cilantro, and chili to taste. Cut remaining lime into wedges and serve on the side.
