Chinese Chicken
This is a quick and easy stirfry recipe. It works well if you are eating late because the meat needs to marinate first, and then the actual cooking only takes about 15 minutes.
I want to try and get away from using packet stir fry sauces. This recipe is one step better than that, although not quite a completely from scratch recipe. All the ingredients should be in your local supermarket.
Ingredients (serves 2):
2 chicken breasts
6 mushrooms, sliced
1 bell pepper, chopped
3 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 ½ tsp five-spice
1 tbsp olive oil
Method
Mix together 2 tbsp oyster sauce with 1 tsp five-spice and 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce.
Toss 2 sliced chicken breasts in the mixture and leave to marinate for at least an hour.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the marinated chicken, the vegetables, and the remaining sauces and spices
Fry until the chicken is cooked through.
Serve with rice or noodles.
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Reproduced with permission and adapted
Verdict
A flavoursome stirfry with a spicy kick to it. Great for weeknights. It would probably work well with other meats as well – pork strips or prawns. A variety of vegetables could be added to ring the changes, for example onion, mange tout, or beansprouts.
October 12th, 2012 at 12:29
Yum! That looks really good. We love Chinese food but never eat it out so I try and make healthier versions of recipes we like.