Steamed Sake Chicken Recipe

Ingredients :
500g 1 teaspoon 1/3 cup 2 tablespoons 4 cm Sauce : 2 tablespoons 1 tablespoon 1 teaspoon 1 Garnish : 2 1/2 small	Chicken breast fillets with skin on Salt Sake Lemon juice Fresh ginger, cut into very fine matchsticks Japanese soy sauce Mirin Sesame oil Spring onion, sliced Spring onions Red pepper (capsicum)
Method : Use a fock to prick the skin on the chicken in several places. Place t he chicken, skin-side up, in a shallow dish; sprinkle with the salt. Combine sake, lemon juice and ginger in a bowl; pour over chicken, cover and marinade in the refrigerator for 30 to 40 minutes. To make sauce : Combine the soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil and spring onion in a small bowl. To make garnish : Peel the outside layer from the spring onions, then cut finely into diagonal pieces. Lay the red pepper flat on a board, skin-side down. Holding a knife in a horizontal position, cut just under the membrane surface to remove the top layer; discard top layer. Cut the pepper into very fine 3 cm strips. Line the base of a bamboo or metal steamer with baking paper. Arrange the chicken, skin-side up, in the steamer. Fill a wok or frying pan with 2 cups of water; sit the steamer in the pan. Cover, cook over gently boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces (remove the skin if you prefer); arrange in the centre of a serving plate and drizzle over the sauce. Arrange pepper strips in a bundle on the side of the serving dish, scatter spring onion over chicken. Serve warm or cold, with rice if desired.