Today is the start of the Chinese New Year and 2015 is the year of the goat! So in celebration of the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, we have been on the lookout for our favourite healthy Chinese recipes. We have found one that looks delicious and is only 306 calories per serving! So here is the recipe for Gunpowder Chicken with dried red chillies & peanuts…
Ingredients (Serves 8)
- 12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 900g), cut into pieces
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 15 whole dried bird’s-eye chillies
- 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorn, ground
- bunch spring onions, cut into 2½ cm pieces
- 50g whole roasted peanuts
For the sauce
- 5 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine
- 4 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 4 tbsp chicken stock
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour, mixed into 1 tbsp water
Method
1. Marinate the chicken with the soy and leave to sit for 1 hr. If you don’t have time to marinate, don’t worry – but it does add extra flavour. Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Using a wok and a small amount of the oil, sear the chicken in batches. When it’s all browned, remove from the pan and set aside. Snip the stems from the chillies and shake out the seeds. Add the remaining oil and cook the chillies for 1 min, shaking the pan constantly to prevent them burning. Add the chicken back in with the peppercorns, spring onions and peanuts, then stir-fry for 1 min more. Add the sauce and stir for a few mins more until thickened.
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