15 Minute Sichuan-Style Chicken with Peanuts
Juicy chunks of chicken and crisp sweet sugar snap peas are in a sweet and slightly sour sauce, it's quick and easy to make, suitable for a weeknight and colorful enough for the weekend. Ready in less than 20 minutes flat.
Ingredients
| For the sichuan sauce: | |||
| 3 | tablespoons |
chicken broth, low salt
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| 1 | tablespoon |
tomato paste
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| 2 | teaspoons |
rice vinegar
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| 1 | teaspoon |
sugar
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| 1 | teaspoon |
soy sauce, sodium reduced
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|
| ½ | teaspoon |
sesame oil
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|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cornstarch
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* |
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red pepper flakes
crushed, to taste |
* | ||
| For the chicken: | |||
| 1 | pound |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
or thighs, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
chinese (xiao xiang) wine
or cooking sherry |
* |
| 1 | teaspoon |
soy sauce, sodium reduced
|
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| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
cornstarch
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|
| ½ | teaspoon |
garlic
minced |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
canola oil
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| 2 ½ | inches |
ginger
slices, smashed |
* |
| 2 | cups |
sugar snap peas
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* |
| ¼ | cup |
peanuts
dry-roasted |
|
| 1 |
scallions, spring or green onions
minced |
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Directions
To prepare Sichuan sauce:
Whisk broth, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch and crushed red pepper to taste in a small bowl.
To prepare chicken:
Combine chicken, rice wine (or sherry), soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic in a medium bowl; mix thoroughly.
Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or large skillet over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact.
Swirl oil into the pan, add ginger and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Carefully add the chicken mixture, spreading it out.
Cook until the chicken begins to brown, about 1 minute.
Using a spatula, stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Spread the chicken out again and cook for 30 seconds.
Continue stir-frying until the chicken is lightly browned on all sides, 1 to 2 minutes.
Add snap peas and stir-fry for 1 minute.
Stir the Sichuan Sauce, swirl it into the pan and stir-fry until the chicken is just cooked through and the sauce is slightly thickened and glossy, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Transfer to a platter (discard the ginger) and sprinkle with peanuts and scallions.
Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 151g (5.3 oz)
Christine
The soy and ginger is a great pair. Sounds good.
over 11 years ago