Chinese Poached Chicken with Ginger & Scallion Oil

I like chicken. My family likes chicken. And I'm always in search of making an economical, easy and tasty meal for my weekday dinners. I often buy an organic whole chicken from Wholefoods for about $10. Seriously, $10 for an organic chicken is such an amazing deal! And not to mention, flavorful, juicy and tender. 

I love ordering this dish when we eat out. And I especially love the ginger & scallion oil. I've always wondered how this dish was prepared and assumed it was time consuming and difficult. Well folks, I was wrong. In fact, this dish is relatively simple and quick. Technique is important here so please follow the directions carefully. 

The poached chicken is super moist and the stock created during the process is great for an asian style soup. I made extra ginger scallion oil so I could use it for other dishes. In fact, it's great on oatmeal topped with a couple of fried eggs. Believe me, it was divine. It's also great on veggies, steamed salmon or other fish and plain old steamed rice. And this  awesome website is where I found this amazing recipe.

Korean Cold Soy Bean Noodle Soup

Soy beans. I love them and I hate them. It's a love hate relationship. 

I love them because they're delicious, healthy and economical. I hate them because they're a real pain the arse to remove the skins. Seriously, I felt like I was removing those pesky skins all day. As soon as I thought I had won the battle, I'd see more that needed to be peeled or scooped out...well, now that I've got that out of the way, let me tell you about this dish. Even through my laborious peeling session with the soy beans, I really do adore this cold noodle soup. I love the nutty taste, the simplicity in ingredients and its nutritional value. It's also very filling. 

On a hot summer day, the cold broth is perfect. And mind you the broth is not a runny, water like broth. But a thicker consistency, almost like baked potato soup. On occasion, my mom would make this for us and I've always enjoyed it. And if you have a Vitamix, well, the task becomes significantly easier and faster because the Vitamix is a beast of a machine and it liquifies anything.