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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.

320 K 4.8/5 (17 reviews)

1 hour 40 min. difficulté

Easy

10.40 €

4 people

15 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 28^th 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 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.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Peel and chop 1 shallot.

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

Stage 2 - ⌛ 15 min.

Wash 1 leek, and slice thinly.

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.

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

Dry 150 g beansprouts.

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.

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.

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

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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	130 RDI=50 %	100 RDI=9 %	60 RDI=10 %	1,500 RDI=80 %	6,300 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	8 RDI=3 %	5 RDI=1 %	3 RDI=1 %	90 RDI=5 %	380 RDI: 5 %
Per person	30 RDI=10 %	20 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=2 %	380 RDI=20 %	1,570 RDI: 20 %