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Chinese style chicken

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

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Last modified on: February 28^th 2012

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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

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 10 min.	28 min.	1 hour 38 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

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 %

% 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)

	Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Chinese Soup, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Paella, ... All
	Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Granola, Carrot-top pesto, Praline rochers, Grandma Solange's biscuits, Toasted almond cake, ... All
	Turnip: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Couscous, The total turnip, Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, ... All

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