Hoisin Chicken Stir Fry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 800 g chicken breasts, sliced thinly
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder
• 10 cm fresh lemongrass, chopped finely
• 2 cm piece fresh ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced thinly
• 1 fresh long red thai chile, chopped finely (used 1 teaspoon of chilli from a jar)
• 1 medium red capsicum, sliced thinly
• 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fried shallots
• 1 green onion, sliced thinly

Recipe

• 1 combine chicken with half the garlic, 1 teaspoon of the five-spice powder and all the lemon grass and ginger in a large bowl. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 2 heat half the oil in wok and stir-fry the onion, chilli, capsicum and remaining garlic until onion softens. remove from wok.
• 3 heat remaining oil in wok and stir-fry the chicken in batches until cooked.
• 4 return the onion mix and chicken to wok with sauce, rind, juice and remaining five-spice. stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly.
• 5 remove from heat and toss through coriander. sprinkle with fried shallots and green onion.