Office catering provider STAVI shares how to cook delicious dishes

TOP 5 favorite dishes in STAVI office catering and simple, easy ways to cook them

With today's topic of delicious dishes in STAVI office catering, we will explore and cook some tasty, simple yet highly nutritious dishes to prepare for the meals you bring to the office. For today's topic, STAVI will share how to cook dishes made from chicken.

Chicken is a nutritious food and a familiar part of family meals. In the past, when economic conditions were difficult, chicken only appeared on the table during holidays and festivals; today, life has changed and chicken has become part of everyday meals. So do you know how to turn chicken into many delicious, appealing dishes to treat the whole family? Office catering provider STAVI will share how to cook chicken dishes - save them and cook along with us.

1. Chicken and lotus seed soup from STAVI office catering

• Preparing the ingredients:

  • Clean the chicken, rub it with salt, rinse with water and chop into bite-sized pieces. Marinate the chicken with minced shallots and garlic, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder and 1 tablespoon of white wine; mix well and leave for 1 hour for the chicken to absorb the flavors.

  • While waiting for the chicken to marinate, prepare the fresh lotus seeds: remove the skins and all the bitter cores, rinse and drain. Soak the shiitake mushrooms in water until they expand, trim the stems, rinse and drain. Take 200g of straw mushrooms, trim the bases, soak in lightly salted water, then rinse and drain. Wash and finely chop the spring onions and coriander.

Photo: Chicken stewed with lotus seeds

• Cooking the dish:

  • Once the chicken has marinated, fry the minced shallots and garlic until golden and fragrant, stir-fry the chicken briefly, add a suitable amount of water, put it in a pot with the lotus seeds and shiitake mushrooms, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once the soup boils, lower the heat to a gentle simmer and stew for another 30 minutes until the chicken, lotus seeds and shiitake are tender, then add the straw mushrooms, season to taste and turn off the heat.

  • With just a few basic steps, the nutritious chicken and lotus seed soup for the family meal is complete. Finally, ladle the soup into a bowl and serve while hot. This dish is ideal for people recovering from illness, those who are physically weak, and women after childbirth. The soup is also very good for the brain, relieving fatigue and stress and helping you sleep better, because lotus seeds have a calming effect and are very good for health.

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2. Chicken wings in tamarind sauce from STAVI office catering

• Preparing the ingredients:

  • Remove any remaining fine feathers from the chicken wings, rub them with salt and rinse with water. Place the wings on a plate to drain, then get the other ingredients ready.

  • Heat a non-stick pan until dry, pour in a suitable amount of cooking oil and, once the oil is very hot, add the wings and fry until golden on both sides. Before adding the chicken to the oil, lower the heat to prevent oil splatter and burnt skin, and to let the wings cook slowly without falling apart.

  • When the wings are evenly golden on both sides, remove them onto a plate lined with oil-absorbing paper.

Photo: Chicken wings in tamarind sauce

• Cooking the dish:

  • Take a suitable amount of sour tamarind, put it into boiling water and stir to dissolve, then strain out the seeds and fibers through a sieve, keeping only the juice. Make the sauce with 2 teaspoons of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 spoon of MSG and 3 spoons of the freshly strained tamarind juice. Next, fry minced shallots, garlic and ginger until fragrant and pour in the sauce.

  • Add the chicken wings to the sauce on the stove, toss briefly and cook over low heat. When the wings turn golden brown, the sauce thickens and the flavors have soaked in evenly, turn off the heat. This dish is delicious served hot with rice or with bread for dipping.

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3. Boiled free-range chicken from STAVI office catering

• Preparing the ingredients:

  • A simple yet delicious chicken dish is boiled chicken with salt and lime dip. Clean the chicken of feathers and rub with salt to remove any odor, then place it in a pot of water, add crushed ginger and lemongrass, and boil for about 10-15 minutes depending on the weight. Note: once the water boils, lower the heat so the chicken cooks slowly and the skin does not crack, which would spoil its appearance.

Photo: Boiled chicken

• Cooking the dish:

  • For an attractive golden color, rub a little turmeric over the chicken before boiling; the chicken will take on an appealing golden hue, give off a wonderful aroma, stay moist and taste sweet and delicious.

  • In fact, boiling chicken so it is both tasty and beautiful is an art in itself, as everyone has their own method - for example, chicken boiled with salt, with coconut milk, or with five-spice.

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4. Chicken and straw mushroom soup from STAVI office catering

• Preparing the ingredients:

  • Wash the chicken breast in salted water and drain; choose bone-in breast so the soup broth is richer and sweeter. Wash the straw mushrooms, trim the bases with a knife, rinse again and slice.

  • Peel and wash the carrot, then dice it. Wash the fresh sweet corn and drain.

  • Wash and finely chop the spring onions and culantro. Wash the ginger and slice it thinly.

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Chicken and straw mushroom soup

• Cooking the dish:

  • Boil the quail eggs until they float, then let them cool and peel.

  • Boiling the chicken: Put a pot of water on the stove with a little seasoning powder, MSG and sliced ginger, add the chicken breast and boil for about 15 minutes until cooked. After 15 minutes, turn off the heat, remove the chicken and ginger onto a plate, and keep the broth for the soup. Once cool, shred the chicken into thin strips or cut it into pieces and pound lightly in a mortar to loosen it.

  • Add the sweet corn and carrot to the chicken broth; when it boils, add the mushrooms and shredded chicken, and season to taste.

  • Then crack in 2 eggs and stir slowly until the egg forms long, thin strands, which makes the soup look tastier and more attractive.

  • Next, dissolve 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in water and mix well. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the soup, stir evenly and cook for about 3-5 minutes, then turn off the heat. Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle with pepper, spring onion and coriander. The chicken soup is now ready!

5. Sticky-rice-wrapped fried chicken from STAVI office catering

• Preparing the ingredients:

  • Clean the chicken thoroughly, remove any fine feathers, rub with salt to remove odor, rinse and drain

  • Soak the glutinous rice in cold water for 4 to 5 hours; if you have time, soak it overnight, then rinse well.

  • In a steamer, spread the soaked rice evenly on the bottom and place the chicken on top, so that the rising steam cooks the chicken evenly. Choose a large, wide steamer so there is plenty of room to steam the chicken and retain the steam, helping both the chicken and the rice cook evenly.

Photo: Sticky-rice-wrapped fried chicken

• Cooking the dish:

  • Steam the chicken continuously for about 30 minutes; when a chopstick pierced through the thigh no longer releases red juice, the chicken is cooked and ready. Check whether the rice is soft; if so, add coconut milk, stir well and steam for another 15 minutes until fully cooked.

  • When the sticky rice is done, spread a layer of cling film on a tray, then scoop out the rice and spread it thinly on top. Place the chicken in the center, use the film to wrap the rice around the chicken, and press firmly by hand so the rice does not crack.

  • Estimate the amount of oil needed for frying, pour it into a pan and heat until very hot, then add the rice-wrapped chicken and fry over medium heat. When the rice layer is evenly golden on all sides, remove it onto oil-absorbing paper. This dish is best eaten hot, when the rice is crispy and the chicken tender. Use scissors to cut open the outer rice layer and chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Dipping the rice in chili sauce is absolutely delicious. Tearing the chicken by hand is the best way to enjoy it

Office catering provider STAVI has just shared with you these simple yet extremely appealing chicken dishes. Save them and start cooking with us right away. We wish you success with your dishes!

STAVI specializes in providing meals for factories, plants and schools across the northern provinces and nationwide. If you need industrial catering, contact STAVI right away for detailed advice from our staff!