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Chili Plum Stir Fry Chicken

Here's how you make Chili Plum Stir Fry Chicken
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  • Servings: 7
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 7 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 tablespoons oil (peanut oil)
  • 1 kg boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into strips)
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • Ginger root (1 piece 3 cm, peeled and finely grated)
  • 4 spring onions (ct into 3cm lengths)
  • 3 chilies (small chilies, 2 finely sliced, 1 deseeded and finely sliced)
  • 2 bunches choy sum (trimmed and chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1/2 cup plum sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dry sherry (or chinese wine)
  • 2 teaspoons chili sauce (hot)
  • 1/4 cup basil leaves (torn)
  • 150 grams cashew nuts (unsalted and roasted)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat a wok over high heat until hot and add 1 tablespoons oil and swirl to coat.

  • Step 2: Mix oyster sauce, plum sauce, dry sherry and chilli sauce to mix to combine and set to one side.

  • Step 3: Add a 1/4 of the chicken and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and transfer to a bowl.

  • Step 4: Repeat till all chicken is cooked, adding more oil as needed.

  • Step 5: Add 2 teaspoons oil to wok and swirl to coat and add the garlic, ginger, onions and chilli and stir fry for 30 seconds and add choy sum and stir fry for 1 minute or until bright green.

  • Step 6: Return the chicken to the wok and add the sauce mix and stir fry for a minute or until combined.

  • Step 7: Stir through cashews and basil.

  • Step 8: Serve with steamed rice or fried rice or Chinese egg or rice noodles.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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