Athlete's Choice: Char Siu Chicken with XL Rice
with min. 115g carbohydrates per person
Looking for a post-workout meal? With 115g carbohydrates per serving, this Carb+ recipe helps your muscles recover after intense or long-lasting exercise by restoring energy levels. It can support your sports goals without compromising on taste! Look for the Carb+ label.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
40 g
Char siu paste
(Contains: Soja)
20 g
East Asian-style sauce
(Contains: Soja, Gluten, Tarwe)
1.25 teaspoon
Fresh ginger
1 piece
Chicken thigh fillet
Not included in your delivery
180 milliliters
Water for the rice
30 milliliters
Water for the sauce
1 tablespoon
White wine vinegar
to taste
[Reduced salt] soy sauce
Energy (kJ)3857 kJ
Calories922 kcal
Fat32.8 g
Saturated Fat6.3 g
Carbohydrate132 g
Sugar28.3 g
Dietary Fiber8 g
Protein34.9 g
Salt1.8 g
Potassium682.9 mg
Calcium140.9 mg
Iron1.8 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
- Crush or mince the garlic.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a pot or saucepan over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic with the rice for 2 minutes, then add the water (see pantry for amount).
- Boil the rice for 10 -12 minutes, or until done.
- Season with salt and pepper, then set aside until serving, covered.
- Use a peeler or cheese slicer to shave the carrot into thin ribbons.
- In a bowl, combine the white wine vinegar with the sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Add the carrot and then toss well to combine.
- Set aside until serving, stirring occasionally.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Fry the chicken for 6 - 7 minutes per side, or until done. Season generously with salt and pepper.
- Add the char siu paste and the water for the sauce, then fry for 1 - 2 more minutes.
- Keep warm until serving.
- In the meantime, finely chop the scallions and set aside some of the greens to use later as garnish.
- Discard the base of the pak choi and roughly chop both the leaves and the stems, being sure to keep them separate.
- Peel the ginger and then mince it or use a microplane as preferred.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Fry the ginger with the scallions and the stems of the pak choi for 4 - 6 minutes.
- Add the pak choi leaves and the East Asian-style sauce, then fry for 2 more minutes
- Add some soy sauce as preferred, then season to taste with pepper.
- Serve the rice on deep plates with everything else alongside.
- Drizzle over any residual char siu sauce from the pan.
- Garnish with the reserved scallion greens to finish.