Chilli Chicken
Posted in Chinese, Poultry on 07/24/2006 08:32 pm by CraigPreparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 7 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 4
Chilli Chicken
Ingredients
350g chicken
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg white
2 tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cm fresh ginger, grated
1 red pepper, seeded and diced
1 green pepper, seeded and diced
2 fresh chillis, (seeded if you like less heat), and chopped
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp chinese rice wine, or dry sherry
1 tbsp wine vinegar
Method
1. Cube the chicken and place in a bowl with the salt, egg white, cornflour and 1 tablespoon of oil. Coat the chicken in the mixture.
2. Heat the remaining oil in a wok and stir-fry the garlic for 30 seconds. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Add the peppers, soy sauce, rice wine, vinegar and cook for 3 more minutes. Serve immediately.
Result
Very nice. Halve the chilli or remove the seeds if you don’t like it hot!
