Chinese Chicken & Mushroom

Name: Chinese Chicken & Mushroom
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Diced Chicken (or Beef); 30 ml Sunflower Oil; 15 ml Sesame Oil; 1 Onion, finely diced; 250 g Chestnut Mushrooms (Chopped); 1/2 Bulb Garlic (Crushed); 1 inch fresh Ginger peeled and finely chopped/minced; 200 g Tenderstem Broccoli Heads only, or 100g if using stalk too; 75 g Sugarsnap Peas (each cut into 3); 300 ml Chicken Stock; 30 ml Soy Sauce; 2 tsp natural Maple Syrup (or alternative sweetener of choice); 3 tsp Red Wine Vinegar; 1/2 Red Pepper; 1/2 Medium Chilli (finely chopped); 200 ml Cold Water; 2 Tbsp Cornflour; Knob Butter

Claire Dolci @cook_18138802

Cornwall

No refined Sugar. Can also be made with Beef.

I LOVE a Chinese Takeaway but when it's suggested I cringe at the thought of it. The sauces are generally packed with sugar. So, I decided to make some Chinese recipes that do not contain any refined sugar.

No refined Sugar. Can also be made with Beef.

Claire Dolci @cook_18138802

Cornwall

No refined Sugar. Can also be made with Beef.

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Ingredients

500 gDiced Chicken (or Beef)
30 mlSunflower Oil
15 mlSesame Oil
1Onion, finely diced
250 gChestnut Mushrooms (Chopped)
1/2Bulb Garlic (Crushed)
1 inchfresh Ginger peeled and finely chopped/minced
200 gTenderstem Broccoli Heads only, or 100g if using stalk too
75 gSugarsnap Peas (each cut into 3)
300 mlChicken Stock
30 mlSoy Sauce
2 tspnatural Maple Syrup (or alternative sweetener of choice)
3 tspRed Wine Vinegar
1/2Red Pepper
1/2Medium Chilli (finely chopped)
200 mlCold Water
2 TbspCornflour
KnobButter

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Steps

1

Gently fry together the Chicken and Onions in the Oil until cooked and lightly browned.
2

Add Mushrooms & Ginger, fry for a further 2 mins
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Add Stock and Garlic.
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Add Soy Sauce, Maple Syrup (or sweetener of choice), Vinegar, Red Pepper & Chilli. Gently simmer.
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Meanwhile, Blanch/Par-boil Broccoli & Sugarsnap Peas
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Add strained Peas and Broccoli.
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Combine Cold Water with Cornflour and stir in to the other ingredients. Remove from heat when thickened and stir in the butter to add shine.
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Serve with Rice or Noodles of your choice (I always use the brown rice varieties).
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For future recipes, you can play about with the ingredients and create your own unique dish according to your own personal preference! Possibly adjusting the quantity of Chilli, Garlic, Syrup, Vinegar, Salt, Pepper etc.
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I don't eat sugar if I can help it but if eating sugar doesn't bother you, you can replace the Maple Syrup with 25g sugar