Chicken Chow Mein
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Straightforward Chinese chicken dish
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 0.5 tbsp cornflour
- 10 g root ginger (peeled and grated)
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce (reduced salt)
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp Thai fish sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 400 g skinless chicken breast (raw, cut into strips)
- 1 whole yellow pepper (thinly sliced)
- 1 whole red pepper (thinly sliced)
- 2 whole carrots (cut into thin sticks)
- 250 g mushrooms (thickly sliced)
- 600 g courgette (spiraled or grated)
- 4 pieces brocolli
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
Method
- Step 1 Make the sauce; whisk the oil, fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and cornflour with 50ml cold water until well combined.
- Step 2 Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a wok or large frying pan over a high heat until hot. Stir-fry the chicken until golden and cooked through (6-10 minutes), then set aside in a bowl.
- Step 3 Heat the rest of the oil, at the peppers, carrots and stir-fry for a minute. Then add the muchrooms and stir-fry for another minute or two, until the mushrooms are mostly cooked.
- Step 4 Add the courgette, stir, then add the chicken. Add the source and stir-fy until the sauce has thickened (check the courgette is cooked enough).
- Step 5 Serve with brocolli, and sprinkle over sesame seeds.