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Chicken Stir Fry

Quick Chicken Stir Fry

 
Prep Time: 00:10
Cook Time: 00:15
Total Time: 00:25

Ingredients:

  • 3 chicken breast fillets sliced into bite-size pieces
  •  2 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
  •  pinch salt
  •  pinch pepper
  •  2 tbsp vegetable oil
  •  85 g (1 cup) sugar snap peas/snow peas
  •  1 yellow pepper deseeded and sliced
  •  1 red pepper deseeded and sliced
  •  2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  •  4 tbsp soy sauce
  •  2 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar
  •  3 tbsp brown sugar
  •  3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  •  2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  •  1 bunch spring onions/scallions chopped
  •  1 small red chilli deseeded and sliced

To serve:

  • boiled rice or noodles

Method:

  1. Place the chicken onto a plate, add the cornflour, salt, and pepper, and toss together to coat the chicken. 3 chicken breast fillets, 2 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch, pinch salt, pinch pepper
  2. Add the oil to a wok and heat on high. When the oil is very hot, add in the chicken and fry for 5-6 minutes – turning a couple of times until lightly browned. 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  3. Add in the sugar snap peas and peppers and fry for a further two minutes 85 g (1 cup) sugar snap peas/snow peas, 1 yellow pepper, 1 red pepper
  4. Add in the garlic, soy sauce, Chinese rice vinegar, brown sugar, sweet chilli sauce, and tomato ketchup. Continue to heat on high, tossing everything with a spatula, until heated through. Check the chicken is cooked by taking a large piece and slicing it in half. If it’s no longer pink in the middle, it’s cooked. 2 cloves garlic, 4 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  5. Stir through the chopped spring onions and the chopped chilli, and heat for one more minute until they’re hot, but still crunchy 1 bunch spring onions/scallions, 1 small red chilli
  6. Serve with rice or noodles. boiled rice or noodles

Sauce Variations
 
  • You could add a little more sugar, plus the juice of a lime for a tangy-sweet sauce.
  • Try adding pineapple chunks and juice, a tablespoon of malt vinegar and sugar and an extra squirt of ketchup for a quick sweet and sour stir fry.
  • Add hoisin and oyster sauce for an earthier sweet/salty flavour
Chicken thighs or breast?
 
You can use either for this recipe. Coating the chicken in the cornflour helps to keep the chicken juicy and tender, so go with your own preference.
 
I use chicken breast for this recipe because I find chicken breast generally less fiddly to slice up.