Miso Chicken & Spinach Rice
  1. Heat the grill to high

  2. Add the spinach, butter, water and garlic to a blender and blitz until vivid green, about 1 minute

  3. Rinse the sushi rice under cold water a few times until it runs clear, then drain

  4. Add rice to a small saucepan with the spinach water and bring to the boil

  5. Once boiling, cover with a tight-fitting lid, turn the heat down to low and cook for 12 minutes

  6. Turn off the heat and leave to steam with lid on for another 12 minutes

  7. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the miso, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, MSG (if using), a pinch of salt and some black pepper

  8. Slice each chicken thigh into three strips, then toss through the miso marinade

  9. Lay out the chicken on a tray and spoon over any extra sauce

  10. Grill for 6-8 minutes until charred and cooked through

  11. Serve the spinach rice in bowls, top with the grilled chicken and spoon over any sauce from the tray

  12. Finish with an egg yolk, chopped chives and a wedge of lemon

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍚Rice Dish

Cuisine🇯🇵Japanese

Occasions📆Everyday👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Meal

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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