Chinese style chicken


Chinese style chicken
Only "chinese style", not a true chinese recipe.
292K 17 4.8
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Last modified on: February 28th 2012

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1 hour 10 min.28 min.1 hour 38 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Chinese style chicken
Peel and chop 1 shallot.

Peel 1 garlic clove, remove shoot, then chop small.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Chinese style chicken
Wash 1 leek, and slice thinly.

Stage 3 - 15 min.
Chinese style chicken
Peel 2 carrots and 2 turnips, wash, dry and cut into small pieces.

Stage 4 - 15 min.
Chinese style chicken
Shell 100 g peas; or if using frozen ones, remove from freezer.

Stage 5 - 10 min.
Chinese style chicken
Cut 2 chicken breasts into medium sized pieces.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Chinese style chicken
Pick 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves off their stalks.

Dry 150 g beansprouts.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Chinese style chicken
Put about 3 or 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.

When very hot add the garlic and shallot, add salt and pepper. Cook while stirring for a minute or two.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Chinese style chicken
Add carrots and turnips, stir well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 9 - 1 min.
Chinese style chicken
Meanwhile, put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small frying pan, then add 50 g whole almonds.

Stage 10 - 5 min.
Chinese style chicken
Cook about 5 minutes, until the almonds are golden brown. Set aside.

Stage 11 - 10 min.
Chinese style chicken
Add to leek to carrots and turnips, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.

Add peas and beansprouts, salt and pepper, juice of ½ lime, mix well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 12 - 3 min.
Chinese style chicken
Meanwhile, put 2 or 3 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan on high heat. When it's hot add the chicken pieces and cook until they are well browned. Do not salt.

Stage 13 - 5 min.
Chinese style chicken
Then add soy sauce, and cook while stirring frequently to turn the chicken in the soy sauce.

Stage 14 - 3 min.
Chinese style chicken
Add the cooked almonds to the vegetables, add the chicken pieces, and mix well.

Stage 15 - 1 min.
Chinese style chicken
At the last minute, with scissors, cut the coriander over the pan, mix well and serve.
Remarks
If you don't have coriander, you can use parsley but only as a solution of last resort. Try to use fresh coriander, it is very important for the taste of this recipe.
And to drink?
A well chilled rosé.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,504 Kcal or 6,297 Kj134 gr98 gr64 gr
75 %51 %9 %10 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
91 Kcal or 381 Kj8 gr6 gr4 gr
5 %3 %1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
376 Kcal or 1,574 Kj33 gr25 gr16 gr
19 %13 %2 %2 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Soybeans
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 10.37 €
  • Per person : 2.59 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
PeasPeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pea and avocado salad, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Macédoine of vegetables, Tomato ladybirds, Paella, ... All
Whole almondsWhole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate mendiants, Frozen Nougat, Nougat, Moist cereal bars, Praline, ... All
Chicken breastChicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken club sandwich, Chicken and avocado bagels, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, ... All
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