Sweet & Sour Stir-fry 🥢
Description: Exotic Chinese-inspired dish. You’ll find that making this dish is nowhere as hard as it looks. Works well to impress your guests, but also makes a nice lunchbox for your sweetheart.
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Recipe Category: One Dish Meal
Keywords: Chicken, Poultry, Peppers, Vegetable, Meat, Chinese, Asian, Potluck, Spicy, < 30 Mins, Stir Fry
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 351.6
- Fat Content: 21.8g
- Saturated Fat Content: 4g
- Cholesterol Content: 37.5mg
- Sodium Content: 194.4mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 28.4g
- Fiber Content: 3.2g
- Sugar Content: 6.2g
- Protein Content: 12.1g
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow onion |
| 2 | Garlic cloves |
| 1 | Lemongrass stalk |
| 1/2 | Ginger root |
| 1 | Fresh lemon rind |
| 3 | Kaffir lime leaves |
| 2 | Chicken breasts |
| 100g | Red bell pepper |
| 1 | Handful of snow peas |
| 1 | Baby corn |
| 1/2 cup | Plum sauce |
| 3 tbsp | Lemon juice |
| 1 | Sambal oelek |
| 1 1/2 tsp | Dry crushed red pepper |
| – | Cornmeal |
| – | Salt |
| – | Cooking oil |
Instructions:
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Preparation:
- Begin by slicing the yellow onion, mincing the garlic cloves, finely chopping the lemongrass stalk, grating the ginger root, and zesting the fresh lemon.
- Tear the kaffir lime leaves into smaller pieces.
- Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
- Dice the red bell pepper and trim the snow peas.
- Drain the baby corn.
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Stir-fry Aromatics:
- Heat cooking oil in a wok over medium-high heat.
- Add the sliced yellow onion, minced garlic cloves, finely chopped lemongrass stalk, grated ginger root, lemon zest, and torn kaffir lime leaves.
- Stir-fry until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
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Cook Chicken:
- Add the chicken breast pieces to the wok.
- Stir-fry with the aromatics until the chicken is almost thoroughly cooked, about 5-6 minutes.
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Add Vegetables:
- Incorporate the diced red bell pepper, trimmed snow peas, and drained baby corn into the wok, one by one.
- Stir-fry briefly just to seal in the flavor of the vegetables, about 2 minutes.
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Sauce and Spices:
- Pour in the plum sauce, lemon juice, and sambal oelek.
- Sprinkle in the dry crushed red pepper.
- Keep stirring to evenly distribute the condiments.
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Simmer and Thicken:
- As the condiments are evenly distributed, add the cornmeal solution to the wok.
- Simmer briefly until the sauce thickens to your desired consistency.
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Serve:
- Once the sauce has thickened, remove the wok from heat.
- Serve the Sweet & Sour Stir-fry hot, accompanied by fragrant rice.
Enjoy this flavorful and vibrant dish that combines the sweet, sour, and spicy elements of Chinese cuisine! It’s perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or for entertaining guests with its exotic flair.
