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Gong bao chicken recipe

Gong bao chicken recipe

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This delicious Chinese chicken dish is flavoured with fresh ginger, garlic, chilli and peanuts, and drizzled in a soy-infused sauce. A classic Chinese recipe that can be made in just 20 minutes and a great dinner for two idea. See method

  • Serves 2
  • 10 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
  • 273 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into 2.5cm pieces
  • 2 spring onions, sliced
  • 5cm piece fresh ginger, finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 dried red chilli, crumbled, plus extra to serve
  • handful roasted peanuts
  • steamed white rice, to serve
  • 100ml chicken stock
  • 2 tsp dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
If you don't have any spring onions, try using white onions or leeks and adjust the amount accordingly

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1150kj
    273kcal     14%

  • Fat

    11g 16%

  • Saturates

    2g 9%

  • Sugars

    5g 6%

  • Salt

    2.1g 35%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 13.2g Protein 32.1g Fibre 1.4g

Method

  1. For the sauce, put the stock, sugar, rice wine vinegar, soy and cornflour in a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside until needed. Heat the oil in a large wok set over a high heat. Add the chicken pieces and cook for 2-3 mins, until golden. Remove and set aside.
  2. In the same wok, stir-fry most of the spring onions, the ginger, garlic and chilli for 2 mins, or until fragrant. Add the peanuts and continue cooking for 2 mins, or until golden.
  3. Return the chicken to the wok and pour over the sauce. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 mins, until the sauce is glossy and thickened and the chicken is cooked through with no pink meat showing. Divide the chicken between plates and scatter over the remaining spring onions and a little extra chilli. Serve with rice.

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