Chinese chicken with peanuts, for 2
- 1 cup white rice
- 4 chicken thighs, diced
- 1 bunch spring onion
- 1 handful plain peanuts, or leftover dry roasted or salted will also work
- 1/2 tsp peppercorns
- 1 red pepper or mild red chili, cut into strips
- 1/2 head spring greens, or sweetheart cabbage, shredded
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger, finely sliced
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- Put a pan of water on the stove and bring to a boil.
- In a wok or frying pan, fry the chicken until golden and cooked through.
- Add the rice to the boiling water, and fill and boil the kettle for rinsing later.
- To the chicken pan, add the red pepper, peppercorns, spring onions, ginger, garlic, chili flakes and a handful of peanuts, and fry for a few mins.
- Add the 2 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp rice wine, 1 tsp sesame oil and a sprinkling (1/2 to 1 tbsp) caster sugar to the pan, stir to coat the other ingredients.
- Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp water and stir this mixture into the dish until the sauce is thickened to your liking.
- Take off the heat.
- Add the spring greens to the rice pan, and simmer for a few mins before draining and rinsing with the boiled water in a sieve.
white rice, chicken, spring onion, handful plain peanuts, peppercorns, red pepper, spring greens, cornflour, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, clove garlic, ginger, chili flakes
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/352950-chinese-chicken-with-peanuts-for-2 (may not work)