Szechuan chicken stir-fry
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 150g green beans, trimmed
- 2 tbsp oil, for frying
- 4 skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into chunks
- 1/4 tsp Szechuan peppercorns, crushed
- a pinch dried chilli flakes
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3cm chunk ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- cooked rice, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Drop in the beans and cook for 1 minute then drain well.
- STEP 2
Heat a wok or non-stick pan to high and add the oil. Add the chicken with a good pinch of salt and stir-fry for about 8 minutes until golden and almost cooked through.
- STEP 3
Add the green beans, szechuan peppercorns and chilli flakes. Cook for a couple of minutes then add the garlic and ginger, and cook for 2 minutes.
- STEP 4
Add the rest of the ingredients and toss everything together. Serve with rice or noodles.
