Bang Bang Chicken With Crunchy Rice Salad

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:51:31 GMT

Step 1

Boil a kettle. Add the basmati rice and 250ml cold water to a pot with a lid and bring to the boil over a high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-15 min or until all the water has been absorbed and the rice is cooked, then remove from the heat and keep covered until serving.

Step 2

While the rice is cooking, wash and shred the gem lettuce finely, then pat it dry with kitchen paper. Top, tail, peel, then grate the carrot. Trim, then slice the spring onion finely. Add the shredded lettuce, grated carrot and sliced spring onion to a large mixing bowl.

Step 3

Cut the cucumber into discs, then slice each disc into matchsticks. Cut half of the red chilli into rounds (save the rest for later). Add the cucumber matchsticks and chilli rounds (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) to the bowl with the lettuce, carrot and spring onion –this is your crunchy salad.

Step 4

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium-high heat. Once hot, add the meat-free chicken with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 2-3 min on each side, or until warmed through.

Step 5

Cut the remaining chilli in half lengthways, deseed (scrape the seeds out with a teaspoon) and chop finely. Combine the peanut butter and 1 tbsp boiled water in a small bowl and mix well until you have a smooth paste. Add the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, chopped chilli (not a fan of spice? Just add a little!) and 1 tsp sugar and mix well to combine – this is your peanut dressing.

Step 6

Once warmed through, reduce the heat to medium-low and sprinkle the five-spice over the meat-free chicken. Give everything a good mix up until the meat-free chicken is evenly coated in the spice and cook for 1 min further or until fragrant.

Step 7

Transfer the cooked meat-free chicken to a clean board and shred apart using two forks – this technique is known as 'pulling’. Once shredded, season the pulled meat-free chicken with a pinch of salt – this is your bang bang meat-free chicken. Fluff the cooked rice with a fork and add it to the crunchy salad – this is your crunchy rice salad. Toss the crunchy rice salad in a drizzle of olive oil and season with a crack of black pepper. Serve the bang bang meat-free chicken over the crunchy rice salad and drizzle the peanut dressing all over – this is your bang bang meat-free chicken with crunchy rice salad. Garnish with a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds. Enjoy!

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