Stir Fried Chicken in Chilli Bean Sauce

Notes: Chilli Bean Paste is also known as “Toban Djan”. I use the Lee Kum Kee brand which is a little more garlicky than a couple of other brands that I have tried. A really good and must have addition for your kitchen if you cook Chinese often. If you don’t, you can try substituting with Sambal Oelek or any other Asian Chilli sauce. You can replace sugar with honey. Add honey right at final stage of tossing.

Updated at: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:42:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories278.3 kcal (14%)

Total Fat13.6 g (19%)

Carbs17.6 g (7%)

Sugars5.8 g (6%)

Protein23 g (46%)

Sodium308.6 mg (15%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

3Garlic cloves

finely chopped

300 gmsChicken

boneless and skinless, diced into bite sized pieces, either all breast or all thigh pieces

Onion

cut into wedges and petals separated, 1, medium size

Bell Peppers

chopped into large cubes, 1/2 large yellow pepper

0.5green pepper

large

Spring Onions

only the green portion, tops finely chopped, middle portion cut into about an inch and a half long pieces

100 gmsCashews

I had roasted unsalted cashews so I used those, You can either roast the cashews in a preheated oven at 180C for about 5 minutes or toss around with 1/2 tbsp oil in the wok on low heat till pale golden

¼ tspChinese 5 spice powder

¼ tspSesame Oil

1 tspSugar

1 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 Tbspcornstarch

2 TbspChilli Bean sauce

1 TbspOyster sauce

1 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 TbspRice Wine Vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Marinate the chicken with sugar, Chinese 5 spice powder, sesame oil, light soy sauce in a medium size bowl. Sprinkle with corn starch, toss to coat well and leave to marinade in the refrigerator for about half an hour to overnight. Get the chicken back to room temperature before cooking.

Step 2

Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and keep aside.

Step 3

Heat a large wok on high heat for about a minute.

Step 4

Swirl in 1 tbsp oil and heat it till the oil starts to shimmer.

Step 5

Stir fry the marinated chicken for 3-4 minutes till done. Remove the chicken and keep aside

Step 6

Add the remaining 1 tbsp oil to the wok. Add in the red chillies and garlic and stir fry for about 10 seconds.

Step 7

Add the onions and stir fry for another 30 seconds or so.