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Chicken Surprise


Quick stir fry for those hot days when you want to spend as minimal time in the kitchen as possible.

Serves 2 to 4

Ingredients

  • 500gr chicken breast cut into thin strips
  • Chinese 5 spice
  • Peanut oil
  • 2 x small zucchini or 1 large zucchini
  • 1 x red onion, sliced
  • 1 x broccoli or cauliflower cut into small pieces
  • Soy
  • Pinch of salt
  • A few drops of tabasco sauce
  • Half a punnet of cherry tomatoes , cut in half
  • 2 x bok choy, roughly cut
  • Optional side:
  • Steamed rice

Method

  1. Cut chicken into think strips. Place 3 or 4 tablespoons of Chinese 5 Spice into a plastic bag or bowl and coast chicken, put aside.
  2. Heat a wok or large frypan with a couple of tablespoons of peanut oil. Once hot add chicken, 2 tablespoons of soy,1 or 2 teaspoons of Tabasco Sauce depending on how spicy you like your food and cook until browned and just about ready to serve, remove from heat.
  3. Add in zucchini, broccoli/cauliflower or both and red onion, stir fry for a couple of minutes ensure that the vegetables remain crunchy.
  4. Add back the chicken, with the cherry tomatoes and bok choy and a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir fry for a couple of minutes and serve hot.
  5. Serve with some steamed rice.
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4
Preparation Time: 15M
Cooking Time: 15M

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  • Anna
    May 2009

    I really liked this dish. It needs only few inexpensive ingredients but the result is pretty good! I added a little bit of white wine and some cashews and more soy sauce than described. Instead of the chicken I used beef, but next time I would use chicken.

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