Name: Stir-fry chilli chicken with peanuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chilli chicken with peanuts; 375 gram packet fresh thin egg noodles; 1/4 cup (60ml) peanut oil; 500 gram chicken breast fillet, cut into strips; 1 teaspoon chilli flakes; 175 gram baby beans, cut diagonally in half; 2 medium carrots, cut into thin matchsticks; 1/2 cup (70g) peanuts; 2 knob of ginger, cut into thin matchsticks; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1/4 cup (60ml) light soy sauce; 1 lemon, juiced; lemon wedges, to serve

Stir-fry chilli chicken with peanuts

Stir-Fry Special - Chilli Chicken with Peanuts

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

Ingredients

Chilli chicken with peanuts

375 gram packet fresh thin egg noodles

1/4 cup (60ml) peanut oil

500 gram chicken breast fillet, cut into strips

1 teaspoon chilli flakes

175 gram baby beans, cut diagonally in half

2 medium carrots, cut into thin matchsticks

1/2 cup (70g) peanuts

2 knob of ginger, cut into thin matchsticks

2 clove garlic, crushed

1/4 cup (60ml) light soy sauce

1 lemon, juiced

lemon wedges, to serve

Method

Chilli chicken with peanuts

1.Prepare noodles according to packet directions. Pat very dry with paper towel and set aside.

2.Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok on high. Add noodles and stir-fry for 10 minutes, until starting to colour and crisp. Remove from wok and set aside.

3.Toss chicken and chilli flakes together to coat. Heat another tablespoon of oil in wok on high and stir-fry chicken in two batches for 3 minutes, until browned and cooked through. Remove and set aside.

4.Heat remaining oil in wok on high. Stir-fry beans, carrot, peanuts, ginger and garlic for 2 minutes. Return chicken and noodles to wok with soy sauce and stir-fry briefly to combine. Drizzle with lemon.

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Ingredients

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Chilli chicken with peanuts

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