Sautéed chicken with leeks
Chunks of chicken marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar and spices, then sautéed with diagonally cut leeks cooked separately.
A simple, healthy recipe with a spicy kick.
A simple, healthy recipe with a spicy kick.
57K 27 3.6
Last modified on: January 20th 2019
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400 g chicken
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons white (spirit) vinegar
1 tablespoon chilli spices
3 tablespoons 
500 g 
1 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min. | 1 hour | 23 min. | 1 hour 53 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Cut the chicken into small chunks.
Stage 2 - 1 hour
Put these into a bowl and add 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons white (spirit) vinegar, 1 tablespoon chilli spices and 3 tablespoons olive oil, then mix well,
Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Put a large frying pan on high heat, then add the marinated chicken with a little of the marinade and sauté.
When cooked, pour in the rest of the marinade and leave to reduce until very little liquid is left.
Transfer the contents of the pan to a dish.
When cooked, pour in the rest of the marinade and leave to reduce until very little liquid is left.
Transfer the contents of the pan to a dish.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in the same pan, still on high heat.
When really hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
When really hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Add the leeks, mix well and cook until tender, preferably uncovered (though you can cover at the start), to help keep their lovely green colour.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Add the chicken...
Stage 9 - 2 min.
...mix well and just heat through again...
Stage 10
...before serving.
Remarks
For the spices, I prefer a blend of chilli spices, though you can use whatever you like (curry, turmeric, etc.).
Keeping
To eat immediately, but keeps well in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,807 Kcal or 7,566 Kj | 99 gr | 54 gr | 133 gr |
| 90 % | 38 % | 5 % | 20 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 159 Kcal or 666 Kj | 9 gr | 5 gr | 12 gr |
| 8 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 452 Kcal or 1,892 Kj | 25 gr | 13 gr | 33 gr |
| 23 % | 9 % | 1 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 5.53 €
- Per person : 1.38 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable stock, Leek fondue, Sautéed green vegetables, Maroilles cheese quiche, Leek and broccoli "à la flamande", ... All |
 | Chicken: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken with rice and leeks, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks, Duck Parmentier, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , ... All |
 | Soy sauce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tenderloin steaks marinated in red wine with rosemary, Scandinavian cocktail, Chicken nems, Red sea bream fillets in a soy-sauce marinade, Sushi, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato pesto, Loin of pork with herbs and julienne vegetables , Cauliflower tabouleh, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Glazed mushrooms with plain rice, ... All |
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