Chinese Recipe for Chicken with Peanuts and Chilli
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
- 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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