Sticky Chicken and Noodles Recipe with Red Pepper

Sticky chicken and pepper noodles

Name: Sticky chicken and pepper noodles
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 4 skinless chicken thigh fillets, halved and cut into thin strips; 1 tsp cornflour; 2 tbsp groundnut oil; 4 spring onions, shredded (including green bits), plus extra to serve; finely grated to make 1 tbsp ginger; 1 red pepper, sliced; ½ tsp dried chilli flakes; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp runny honey; 50ml chicken stock; 300g ready-cooked egg noodles; a few drops toasted sesame oil

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time25 mins
Easy
Serves 2

Ingredients

4 skinless chicken thigh fillets, halved and cut into thin strips
1 tsp cornflour
2 tbsp groundnut oil
4 spring onions, shredded (including green bits), plus extra to serve
finely grated to make 1 tbsp ginger
1 red pepper, sliced
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp runny honey
50ml chicken stock
300g ready-cooked egg noodles
a few drops toasted sesame oil

Method

STEP 1
Put the chicken in a bowl, add the cornflour and some seasoning, and toss.
STEP 2
Heat 1 tbsp of the groundnut oil in a wok or large frying pan, add the chicken and cook until golden all over. Scoop out of the pan with a slotted spoon and add the rest of the oil, spring onions, ginger and pepper. Stir-fry until the pepper has softened a little then add back the chicken along with the chilli flakes, soy sauce, honey and stock. Bubble for 2 minutes then add the noodles and sesame oil, and toss. Sprinkle with a little more spring onions before serving.