Chicken stir-fry with five-spice sauce
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
- 280g boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1cm slices
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 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 cornflour
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Instructions
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)
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Calories 194cal
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Kilojoules 812kJ
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Protein 20g
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Total fat 5g
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–Saturated fat 0.6g
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Carbohydrates 14g
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–Sugars 4.8g
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Dietary fibre 3.4g
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Sodium 630mg
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Calcium 53mg
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Iron 1.8mg
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.
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