Sweet Asian Chicken
This is a cracker of a dish! Perfect for a quick week night dinner that the whole family will enjoy. This has all the four S's of asian cooking that makes it perfectly balanced. Sweet, salty, sour and spicy!
Ingredients 17
1 tbsp peanut oil
3 brown onion, small, sliced
800 g chicken thigh fillet, cut into 3cm pieces
1⁄2 cup kecap manis
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp mirin
6 cm ginger, knob, julienned (matchsticks)
2 star anise
1 cinnamon quill
1 tsp chinese five spice
1⁄2 tsp ground black pepper
1⁄2 tsp ground white pepper
1⁄3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 long red chilli, thinly sliced
1 cup sugar snap peas, trimmed
2 bunches bok choy, quartered
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Method 3
Place a wok or a large frypan over a high heat. Add the and swirl around the wok until it begins to smoke. Working quickly, add the and toss until they begin to soften. Add the and cook until golden.
Add the , , , , , , , black and white pepper, sugar, and . Reduce heat to low and gently simmer for 20 minutes, adding the sugar snaps for the last 4 minutes of cooking.
Just before serving, plunge the into a pot of boiling water for 90 seconds. Drain well and serve with the caramelised chicken.
Jacob Food's tips
What the heck is kecap manis? I’m glad you asked! It’s a sweet Indonesian soy sauce available from good supermarkets or your Asian grocer. If your Asian grocer doesn't stock it I would question if they are even Asian.
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