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CHICKEN in black bean sauce

Name: CHICKEN in black bean sauce
Cuisine: Japanese, Chinese
Ingredients: low-calorie cooking spray; 500g chicken breast (skin and visible fat removed), cut into strips; 6 spring onions, trimmed and chopped; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2cm (in) piece of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 1/2 tsp Chinese 5-spice; 1/4 tsp dried chilli flakes; 100g baby corn, each cut into 3; 1/2 green pepper, deseeded and sliced; 2 tsp white miso paste; 1x 400g tin black beans, drained, rinsed and roughly mashed (make sure you use tinned, not dried); 4 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp white rice vinegar; 100ml water; 75g mangetout; 1/2 red pepper, deseeded and sliced

6 steps

Pinch of Nom take on the classic Chinese takeaway

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:02:30 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

low-calorie cooking spray

500gchicken breast

skin and visible fat removed, cut into strips

2 cmroot ginger

piece, peeled and finely chopped

½ tspchinese 5-spice

¼ tspdried chilli flakes

100gbaby corn

each cut into 3

0.5green pepper

deseeded and sliced

2 tspwhite miso paste

1 x 400gtin black beans

drained, rinsed, and roughly mashed, make sure you use tinned, not dried

4 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 Tbspwhite rice vinegar

100mlwater

75gmangetout

0.5red pepper

deseeded and sliced

Instructions

Step 1

Spray a wok or frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a high heat.

Step 2

Add the chicken strips and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until lightly browned, then add the spring onions, garlic, ginger, 5-spice and chilli flakes and stir well.

Step 3

Add the vegetables and stir-fry for another 3-4 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in the miso paste and the crushed beans, followed by the soy sauce, rice vinegar and water.

Step 5

Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes

Step 6

Check chicken is cooked through and serve with noodles