Garlic chicken with cucumber
Diced chicken breast and cucumber stir-fried with garlic, spring onion, light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and chilli bean sauce. Serves 4. Allow about 40 minutes including 20 minutes to salt and drain the cucumber.
Ingredients
- groundnut oil1 tbsp
- light soy sauce1 tbsp
- Sesame oil2 tsp
Instructions
7 steps- 1
Cut the chicken into 2.5cm cubes and set aside.
- 2
Peel and halve the cucumber, scoop out the seeds and cut it into 2.5cm cubes. Sprinkle with the salt and drain in a colander for 20 minutes to remove excess moisture.
20 min
- 3
Rinse the cucumber cubes under cold running water and blot them dry with kitchen paper.
- 4
Heat a wok or large frying pan until very hot.
- 5
Add the groundnut oil. When it is very hot and just smoking, add the chicken and stir-fry for a few seconds.
- 6
Add the garlic, spring onions, light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, chilli bean sauce and sesame oil. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
2 min
- 7
Add the cucumber and stir-fry everything for another 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
3 min
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 175 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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