Chinese chicken with peanuts, for 2

Name: Chinese chicken with peanuts, for 2
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup white rice; 4 chicken thighs, diced; 1 bunch spring onion; 1 handful plain peanuts, or leftover dry roasted or salted will also work; 1/2 tsp peppercorns; 1 red pepper or mild red chili, cut into strips; 1/2 head spring greens, or sweetheart cabbage, shredded; 1 tbsp cornflour; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 tsp ginger, finely sliced; 1/2 tsp chili flakes

IPG @cook_2832021

Macclesfield

A nice way to introduce some greens into a Chinese-style dish.

IPG @cook_2832021

Macclesfield

A nice way to introduce some greens into a Chinese-style dish.

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 servings

1 cupwhite rice
4chicken thighs, diced
1 bunchspring onion
1 handfulplain peanuts, or leftover dry roasted or salted will also work
1/2 tsppeppercorns
1red pepper or mild red chili, cut into strips
1/2 headspring greens, or sweetheart cabbage, shredded
1 tbspcornflour
2 tbspdark soy sauce
1 tbsprice vinegar
1 tbspcaster sugar
1 tspsesame oil
1 clovegarlic, finely chopped
1 tspginger, finely sliced
1/2 tspchili flakes

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Steps

30 mins

1

Put a pan of water on the stove and bring to a boil.
2

In a wok or frying pan, fry the chicken until golden and cooked through.
3

Add the rice to the boiling water, and fill and boil the kettle for rinsing later.
4

To the chicken pan, add the red pepper, peppercorns, spring onions, ginger, garlic, chili flakes and a handful of peanuts, and fry for a few mins.
5

Add the 2 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp rice wine, 1 tsp sesame oil and a sprinkling (1/2 to 1 tbsp) caster sugar to the pan, stir to coat the other ingredients. Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp water and stir this mixture into the dish until the sauce is thickened to your liking. Take off the heat.
6

Add the spring greens to the rice pan, and simmer for a few mins before draining and rinsing with the boiled water in a sieve.