Poultry Recipes - Chicken with Young Ginger Recipe

Ingredients

• 30ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced in strips

• 50g/2oz fresh young root ginger, finely sliced in strips

• 2 fresh red chilies, seeded and finely sliced in strips

• 4 chicken breast fillets or 4 boned chicken legs, skinned and cut into bite size chunks

• 30ml/2 tbsp fish sauce

• 10ml/2 tsp sugar

• 1 small bunch coriander (cilantro) stalks removed, roughly chopped

• ground black pepper

• jasmine rice and crunchy salad or baguette, to serve

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Heat a wok or heavy pan and add the oil. Add the garlic ginger and chilies, and stir-fry until fragrant and golden. Add the chicken and toss it around the wok for 1-2 minutes.

2. Stir in the fish sauce and sugar, and stir-fry for a further 4-5 minutes until cooked. Season with pepper and add some of the fresh coriander.

3. Transfer the chicken to a serving dish and garnish with the remaining coriander. Serve hot with jasmine rice and a crunchy salad with fresh herbs. or with chunks of baguette.

Note: Ginger plays a big role in Far East Asian cooking, particularly in the stir-fried dishes. Whenever possible, the juicier and more pungent young ginger is used. This is a simple and delicious way to cook chicken, pork or beef.