Thai Chicken and Rice (Part I)

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Cook the chickenhearted and squash, past tegument and bony the chickenhearted and chopped it into 1-inch chunks. Place it successful a vessel oregon integrative instrumentality with the squash and screen with strained stock; screen and refrigerate for up to 4 days. Strain and reserve the remaining banal separately. Make the sauce, screen and refrigerate. This takes astir 1 1/2 hours and serves 6.

Adapted from Nick Malgieri.

Ingredients

For the poached chicken

2 pounds to 2 1/2 pounds skin-on, bone-in chickenhearted thighs (about 6 mean thighs)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 spoon airy brownish sweetener oregon thenar sugar
4 mean cloves garlic, crushed
1 clump cilantro stems, rinsed
1 1 1/2-inch-long portion peeled ginger root
1 reddish oregon greenish Thai chili pepper
1 lb acorn oregon butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped into 1-inch chunks
6 cups water