Spicy sweet and sour chicken
This is a very quick to make and perfect for a mid-week dinner.
What’s best served alongside this dinner?
Plain boiled rice is served best alongside this chicken dish.
Spicy sweet and sour chicken
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 4 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 1½ tbsp dry sherry
Sauce
- 100 ml mirin
- 4 tbsp light soy sauce
- 4 tbsp rice vinegar
- 4 tbsp runny honey
- 2 tsp chilli bean paste
Instructions
- Mix all the sauce ingredients together in a bow, then set aside.
- Heat a pan over a medium heat the oil (be careful as the oil will spit) add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for a few seconds.
- Add the chicken and stir fry until cooked.
- Add the sherry and cook for another 2 mins. Pour in the sauce and stir fry until the sauce has reduced and thickened.
- Serve alongside some plain rice and crispy seaweed.