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Dry Chicken Chilli Cantonese Style

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Total
20 minutes
Servings
3-4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Poultry
  • Cantonese
  • Stir-fry
  • Stir-Fry

Allergens

  • Soy
  • Shellfish

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 481.6 per serving 1926.4 for selected servings
Fat 34g per serving 136g for selected servings
Sugar 12.2g per serving 48.8g for selected servings
Protein 23g per serving 92g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 23.7g per serving 94.8g for selected servings

This is a sure winner. It is a delectable entree on its own and can, with some modifications, be added to pizza, pasta, burritos, you name it. Just give your imagination free reign and pleasant surprises are guaranteed everytime. Happy cooking.

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Equipment

Wok

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg chicken, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 8 -10 green chilies, deseeded and slit
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 -3 tablespoons ginger, julienned
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon catsup
  • 1 teaspoon ajinomoto (MSG)
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1/4 cup oil, for stir frying

Instructions

  1. In a wok stir fry green chillies and set aside.

  2. In the same wok add cubed chicken till cooked through. Set aside.

  3. Remove all but 1 TB of oil form the wok.

  4. Fry garlic paste for one minute till mildly aromatic.

  5. Add soy sauce, lemon juice, oyster sauce, sugar, catsup, MSG and pepper.

  6. Cook till sauce is somewhat reduced and thick.

  7. Add cooked chicken and keep cooking till chicken is rendered almost dry.

  8. Add julienned ginger towards the end of cooking.

  9. Turn off heat and add fried green chillies.

  10. Serve hot on a bed of rice or noodles.

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