Bang bang chicken

Name: Bang bang chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500ml/18fl oz fresh chicken stock; 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh root ginger; 1 tsp five-spice powder; 2 star anise; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 skinless chicken breasts; 1 small cucumber, julienned; 1 carrot, julienned or grated; 50g/1¾oz sugar-snap peas, halved lengthways; 3 spring onions, cut into thin strips/shredded; small handful fresh coriander leaves or Thai basil leaves, plus extra for garnish; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 75g/2½oz crunchy peanut butter; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp runny honey; 1 tsp rice wine vinegar; ½ tsp finely grated garlic; ½ tsp finely grated fresh ginger; 1 red chilli, finely sliced or diced; 1 tbsp roasted peanuts, roughly chopped; 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds; 2 limes, halved

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:10min

This vibrant bang bang chicken recipe is full of bold flavours from chilli, peanut and lime. Use leftover roast chicken, if you like, but the poached chicken in star anise and ginger is divine. Each serving provides 653 kcal, 66.6g protein, 19.7g carbohydrate (of which 14.7g sugars), 33.1g fat (of which 6.3g saturates), 7g fibre and 6.58g salt.

Updated at: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:56:26 GMT