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Spicy sweet and sour chicken

Spicy sweet and sour chicken with glossy sauce, creating a colourful, bold dish that looks tangy, fiery and perfect for easy weeknight cooking
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Bowl
  • frying pan

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 bowl, 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.