Szechuan chicken stirfry

Name: Szechuan chicken stirfry
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 500g skinless chicken breast or thigh fillets; 200g asparagus spears; 2 garlic cloves |; 5g fresh root ginger; 4 spring onions; 1 tsp Szechuan peppercorns; 1 tsp black peppercorns 2 tsp vegetable oil; 200g baby corn; 1/2 tsp cayenne or red chilli pepper (optional); Sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tsp runny honey; 100ml chicken stock; 1 tsp sesame oil; Garnish; coriander leaves; 1 tsp white or black sesame seeds (optional)

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:53:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories209.2 kcal (10%)

Total Fat7.5 g (11%)

Carbs11.2 g (4%)

Sugars5.3 g (6%)

Protein23 g (46%)

Sodium792.6 mg (40%)

Fiber3.4 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gskinless chicken breast

or thigh fillets

200gasparagus spears

2garlic cloves

5gfresh root ginger

4spring onions

1 tspszechuan peppercorns

1 tspblack peppercorns

2 tspvegetable oil

200gbaby corn

½ tspcayenne

or red chilli pepper, optional

sauce

2 Tbspsoy sauce

1 Tbsprice wine vinegar

1 tsprunny honey

100mlchicken stock

1 tspsesame oil

coriander leaves

1 tspwhite sesame seeds

or black, optional

Instructions

Step 1

first prepare the chicken. Slice the meat into thin strips, trimming of any visible fat. Cut the woody ends off the asparagus, then slice the stems into lengths of about 5cm. Finely chop the garlic cloves and ginger, then cut the spring onions into thin rounds. Lightly crush the Szechuan and black peppercorns together.

Step 2

Whisk together all the sauce ingredients until the honey has dissolved.

Step 3

Heat the vegetable oil in a wok until smoking. Add the strips of chicken and cook them for 3 minutes, stirring constantly, then add the asparagus and baby corn. Continue to cook for a further 2 minutes, then add the garlic, ginger and spring onions. After another minute, add the crushed peppercorns and cayenne or chilli, if using.

Step 4

Pour the sauce over the chicken and cook for a few minutes more until everything is cooked through and the sauce has reduced a litle. Garnish with a few coriander leaves and sesame seeds, if using. Serve with noodles or rice if you like, but don’t forget to add the extra calories to your total.