Hoisin Chicken Stir Fry - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    800 g chicken breasts, sliced thinly
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder
    10 cm fresh lemongrass, chopped finely
    2 cm piece fresh ginger, grated
    2 tablespoons peanut oil
    1 medium onion, sliced thinly
    1 fresh long red Thai chile, chopped finely (used 1 teaspoon of chilli from a jar)
    1 medium red capsicum, sliced thinly
    1/3 cup hoisin sauce
    2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1/2 cup fresh coriander, coarsely chopped
    2 tablespoons fried shallots
    1 green onion, sliced thinly
Preparation
    Combine chicken with half the garlic, 1 teaspoon of the five-spice powder and all the lemon grass and ginger in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
    Heat half the oil in wok and stir-fry the onion, chilli, capsicum and remaining garlic until onion softens. Remove from wok.
    Heat remaining oil in wok and stir-fry the chicken in batches until cooked.
    Return the onion mix and chicken to wok with sauce, rind, juice and remaining five-spice. Stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly.
    Remove from heat and toss through coriander. Sprinkle with fried shallots and green onion.

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