Chinese style chicken
Only "chinese style", not a true chinese recipe.
261,6924.8/5 for 16 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 28th 2012
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
2 carrots - 2
1 leek - 3
100 g peas - 4
2 turnips - 5
1 shallot - 6
1 garlic clove - 7
½ lime - 8
50 g whole almonds - 9
2 chicken breasts - 10
soy sauce - 11
olive oil - 12
1 bunch coriander - 13
150 g beansprouts - 14
fine (or table) salt - 15
pepper - Total weight: 1,650 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 10 min. | 28 min. | 1 hour 38 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Peel 2 carrots and 2 turnips, wash, dry and cut into small pieces.
Stage 4 - 15 min.
Shell 100 g peas; or if using frozen ones, remove from freezer.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Cut 2 chicken breasts into medium sized pieces.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
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.
When very hot add the garlic and shallot, add salt and pepper. Cook while stirring for a minute or two.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Add carrots and turnips, stir well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Meanwhile, put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small frying pan, then add 50 g whole almonds.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Cook about 5 minutes, until the almonds are golden brown. Set aside.
Stage 11 - 10 min.
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.
Add peas and beansprouts, salt and pepper, juice of ½ lime, mix well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
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.
Then add soy sauce, and cook while stirring frequently to turn the chicken in the soy sauce.
Stage 14 - 3 min.
Add the cooked almonds to the vegetables, add the chicken pieces, and mix well.
Stage 15 - 1 min.
At the last minute, with scissors, cut the coriander over the pan, mix well and serve.
Remarks
And to drink?
A well chilled rosé.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,504 Kcal or 6,297 Kj | 134 gr | 98 gr | 64 gr |
| 75 % | 51 % | 9 % | 10 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 91 Kcal or 381 Kj | 8 gr | 6 gr | 4 gr |
| 5 % | 3 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 376 Kcal or 1,574 Kj | 33 gr | 25 gr | 16 gr |
| 19 % | 13 % | 2 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 9.11 £
- Per person : 2.28 £
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Macédoine of vegetables, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Minestrone, Rice and peas, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, ... All |
| Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Nougat, Grandma Solange's biscuits, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, ... All |
| Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Chinese Soup, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Chorba, ... All |
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