Chicken stir-fry with five-spice sauce

Photographer: Tamin Jones

This recipe brings the flavours of a Sunday roast to a wok! The sauce has that moreish 'gravy' flavour and is laced with delicious five-spice. Swap the chicken for meaty oyster and shiitake mushrooms, if you like.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 25 mins

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

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280g boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1cm slices
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 tablespoon cornflourcornstarchX
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2.5cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 jalapeño chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
100g baby carrots, peeled and tops trimmed
1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
5 baby leeks, cut diagonally into 1cm slices
8 savoy cabbage leaves, shredded
For the sauce
⅔ cup cold vegetable or chicken stock
2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornflourcornstarchX

Instructions

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1 Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small jug and mix well.

2 Put the chicken in a bowl and add the five-spice powder and cornflour. Season with pepper, then toss together and set aside.

3 Heat a wok over a high heat until smoking, add the rapeseed oil and give it a swirl to coat the pan. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and stir for a few sec to release their aroma. Add the carrots and stir-fry for just over 1 min. Add the chicken slices and sear for a few sec, then toss together for 3–4 min.

4 Season with the soy sauce, then add the leeks and cabbage and stir-fry for 1 min. Add the sauce and bring to a bubble to thicken. Stir and mix well to coat the stir-fry in the sauce, then transfer to serving plates.

Variations

Try serving this with new potatoes to continue the roast dinner theme.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 194 cal

Kilojoules 812 kJ

Protein 20 g

Total fat 5 g

Saturated fat 0.6 g

Carbohydrates 14 g

Sugar 4.8 g

Dietary fibre 3.4 g

Sodium 630 mg

Calcium 53 mg

Iron 1.8 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.