Sunday, September 2, 2012

Chicken with Peanuts and Chilli Recipe



Ingredients:
  • 400g boneless chicken breast with skin
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 cup bamboo shoots
  • 1 small green capsicum (sliced)
  • 1 small red capsicum (sliced)
  • 1 medium onion (sliced)
  • 1 fresh or dried red chilli (sliced)
  • 1/2 cup raw peanuts (skinned)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp ginger (grated)
  • 1 tbsp dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp chilli sauce (optional)
  • 2 tsp cornflour
Steps:
  • Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces
  • Put chicken into a dish with ginger, sherry and soy sauce
  • Mix well and marinate for at least 30 mins in fridge
  • Fry the chilli and peanuts in hot oil for about 1 min and remove
  • Pour off 1/2 oil
  • Stir-fry onion, capsicums and bamboo shoots for 1 min then set aside
  • Add in chicken and stir-fry for 2 mins or till chicken is cooked through
  • Add in combined chicken stock, sauce and cornflour
  • Bring to a boil over high heat, stir till thicken
  • Return capsicum mixture and stir in chilli and peanuts
  • Heat through briefly and serve with rice
HINT: You can also make this dish with large prawns, diced (or cubed) pork or even make this a vegetarian dish by using deep-fried tofu.

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