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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.

8,5103.7/5 for 17 ratings

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Last modified on: January 20^th 2019

For 4 people, you will need:

1 400 g chicken
2 4 tablespoons soy sauce
3 2 tablespoons white (spirit) vinegar
4 1 tablespoon chilli spices
5 3 tablespoons olive oil
6 500 g leek
7 1 shallot
8 4 tablespoons olive oil
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,135 grams

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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.

Keeping: To eat immediately, but keeps well in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Sautéed chicken with leeks : Photo of step #1

Cut the chicken into small chunks.

Stage 2 - 1 hour

Sautéed chicken with leeks : Photo of step #2

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.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

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Prepare 500 g leek and slice thinly into rounds or, for a more elegant look, cut on the diagonal.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

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Prepare and chop 1 shallot.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

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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.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

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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.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Sautéed chicken with leeks : Photo of step #7

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.

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Add the chicken...

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Sautéed chicken with leeks : Photo of step #9

...mix well and just heat through again...

Stage 10

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...before serving.

Remarks

For the spices, I prefer a blend of chilli spices, though you can use whatever you like (curry, turmeric, etc.).

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 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 5.53 €
Per person : 1.38 €

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken with rice and leeks, Chicken nems, Leek and fresh tuna tart, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Steamed leeks with morel sabayon, ... All
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	Soy sauce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scandinavian cocktail, Chinese style chicken, Curried tuna cubes, Sushi, Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Normandy seafood stew, Artichokes with beef, Surprise eggs, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Couscous, ... All

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