Red Pepper Hoisin Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken breasts, sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1/2 tsp five-spice powder
1 stalk fresh lemongrass, chopped finely
1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
2 tbsp peanut oil
1 None brown onion, peeled and sliced thinly
1 None fresh long red chili pepper, chopped finely
1 None red pepper, sliced thickly
1/3 cup hoisin sauce
2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 oz cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp fried shallots
1 None spring onion, sliced thinly

Preparation

Combine chicken with half the garlic, 1 tsp five-spice powder and the lemongrass and ginger in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat half the oil in a wok and stir-fry the brown onion, chili pepper, red pepper and remaining garlic, until the onion softens. Remove from wok. Heat the remaining oil in the wok and stir-fry the chicken, in batches, until cooked. Return onion mixture and chicken to the wok along with hoisin sauce, zest, lemon juice and remaining five-spice powder and stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat and toss in cilantro. Sprinkle with shallots and spring onion to serve.