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Tasty Chinese chicken with peanuts

  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons salt-reduced soy sauce, plus 1 tablespoon extra
    • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon cornflour
    • 500g chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
    • 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
    • spray oil, to grease
    • 1 onion, cut in thin wedges
    • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
    •  2 cloves garlic , crushed
    • 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
    • 2 small red capsicums, deseeded, thinly sliced
    • 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts, to garnish
    • 4 cups cooked rice, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place soy sauce in a bowl with sesame oil and cornflour. Add chicken and toss until evenly coated then set aside to marinate for 10 minutes. Combine extra soy sauce and Chinese rice wine in a small bowl. Set aside.

    2 Spray a large wok with oil and place over a high heat. Add chicken in batches and stir-fry for 3-5 minutes until golden and cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.

    3 Return wok to a high heat and spray with a little more oil. Add onion, chilli flakes and garlic. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until golden. Add celery and capsicums. Stir-fry for 2 more minutes. Return chicken to wok with the reserved sauce and simmer for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with peanuts and serve with rice.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free varieties of soy sauce and cornflour.

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