Name: Szechuan chicken stir-fry
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 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

a bowl of szechuan Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

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.

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