Chicken with cucumber
A Chinese-style dish that is quickly stir-fried so has a fresh appealing taste.
Chicken with cucumber | |
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Servings: | Serves 2 |
Calories per serving: | 366 |
Ready in: | 25 minutes |
Prep. time: | 10 minutes |
Cook time: | 15 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 31st October 2012 |
Best recipe reviewTasty! 5/5 Unusual and very nice - don't see this in our local Chinese! |
Ingredients
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- Vegetable oil for frying
- 225 g ( ½ lb) skinless chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons cornflour
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 egg white, beaten
- ½ medium cucumber
- For the sauce
- 2 slices of un peeled root ginger
- 2 cloves of Garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
- 2 tablespoons water blended with 3 teaspoons cornflour
- ½ teaspoon of chili flakes
- ½ Knorr chicken stock cube
Method
- Cut the chicken into cubes (about the size of a sugar cube)
- Mix with the salt, coat in cornflour and mix with egg white
- Cut the cucumber is to cubes the same size as the chicken
- Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok on a high heat
- Stir-fry the chicken pieces until cooked (about 3 to 4 minutes), remove and set aside
- Add a little more vegetable oil to the wok
- Stir-fry the garlic and ginger until they take a little colour
- Add the rice wine, chili flakes and a little more water if more sauce is required, allow it to boil
- Add the chicken and cucumber back and heat through
- Add the cornflour paste and the crumbled stock cube and stir until thickened
- Discard the ginger slices and serve
Serving suggestions
Serve with plain rice or special fried rice
See also
- Get chicken pieces the economical way, joint the chicken yourself
Peeling ginger
There is no need to peel ginger. As a result of attending a Thai cookery demo, we have learnt that peeling ginger is unnecessary unless for aesthetic purposes as the skin is high in fibre and full of flavour. However, do remove any bits that have become tough or woody.
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