Chinese style chicken
Only "chinese style", not a true chinese recipe.
233,3884.9/5 for 15 ratings
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
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Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 10 min. | 28 min. | 1 hour 38 min. |
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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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.
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Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 10.37 €
- Per person : 2.59 €
And to drink?: A well chilled rosé.
Source
Home madeMore recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice and peas, French-style peas, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, Tomato ladybirds, ... All |
| Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate Truffles, Apple Batter Puddings, Tomato pesto, Nougat, Moist cereal bars, ... All |
| Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chorba, Couscous, Chicken club sandwich, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Taos hotpot, ... All |
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