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Chinese style chicken

Name: Chinese style chicken
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 1 h 38 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 carrots; 1 leek; 100 g peas; 2 turnips; 1 shallot; 1 garlic clove; ½ lime; 50 g whole almonds; 2 chicken breasts; Soy sauce; Olive oil; 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro); 150 g beansprouts; Fine (or table) salt; Pepper

Only "chinese style", not a true chinese recipe.

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Duration

1 hour 40 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 21^th 2026

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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 fresh coriander (cilantro)
13 150 g beansprouts
14 Fine (or table) salt
15 Pepper
Total weight: 1,650 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 hour 10 min.

Cooking

30 min.

All in all

1 hour 40 min.

Preparation 1 hour 10 min.

Cooking 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Peel and chop 1 shallot.

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

Step 2 - ⌛ 15 min.

Wash 1 leek, and slice thinly.

Step 3 - ⌛ 15 min.

Peel 2 carrots and 2 turnips, wash, dry and cut into small pieces.

Step 4 - ⌛ 15 min.

Shell 100 g peas; or if using frozen ones, remove from freezer.

Step 5 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cut 2 chicken breasts into medium sized pieces.

Step 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Pick 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves off their stalks.

Dry 150 g beansprouts.

Step 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.

Step 8 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add carrots and turnips, stir well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Step 9 - ⌛ 1 min.

Meanwhile, put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small frying pan, then add 50 g whole almonds.

Step 10 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cook about 5 minutes, until the almonds are golden brown. Set aside.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 13 - ⌛ 5 min.

Then add Soy sauce, and cook while stirring frequently to turn the chicken in the soy sauce.

Step 14 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add the cooked almonds to the vegetables, add the chicken pieces, and mix well.

Step 15 - ⌛ 1 min.

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: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	8 g RDI=9 %	6 g RDI=2 %	4 g RDI=4 %	91 kcal RDI=3 %	382 kJ RDI=3 %
Per person	33 g RDI=38 %	25 g RDI=7 %	16 g RDI=16 %	376 kcal RDI=14 %	1,574 kJ RDI=14 %
Whole recipe	134 g RDI=152 %	98 g RDI=27 %	64 g RDI=65 %	1,504 kcal RDI=56 %	6,297 kJ RDI=56 %