Ingredients

For the Rice
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cups brown whole grain rice
For the Sauce
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • About 1/3 cup Tamari or soy sauce
  • About 3 tablespoons Mirin (rice wine)
  • About 3 tablespoons dry sherry
  • About 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 thin slices fresh ginger root
  • 1 large clove crushed garlic
For the Chicken
  • 2 tablespoons high-temperature cooking oil, such as peanut or canola
  • 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • Sea salt and coarse black pepper
  • 2 mild frying peppers, cubanelle or Anaheim, seeded and cut into thin strips
  • 1 bunch scallions, cut into 2 inch pieces

Yield

Serves: 4

Preparation

In a small pot, bring stock and butter to low boil. Stir in rice and cover, reduce heat to low simmer and cook 2 minutes. Turn off heat, do not remove lid and let stand 10 minutes.
 
 
Place sauce ingredients in another small pot and bring to a boil. Let reduce by about half, 15 minutes at medium, at a low boil.  
 

Add about 2 tablespoons cooking oil to a skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Season chicken with light salt and more aggressively pepper, cook 8-9 minutes, turning occasionally, remove. Add peppers and stir 2-3 minutes but let them remain tender-crisp. Add scallions and toss 1 minute more, remove from heat. 
 

Slice chicken across the breast into piece 1/2-inch thick.
 

Arrange rice on plates or in shallow bowls and top with peppers, scallions and chicken. Drizzle the sauce evenly over the chicken and rice, and serve.