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Serving size
Ingredients
Ingredients
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4 tsp ginger & garlic paste(Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 2 spring onion
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2 tbsp rice vinegar(Rice Vinegar, Salt)
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3 tbsp tamari (Soya)(water, soybeans, salt, spirit vinegar)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 4 tbsp cornflour (use half)
- 600g diced British Free Range chicken breast
- 25g honey
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1 tsp Chinese five-spice(Cassia Ground, Fennel Ground, Ginger Ground, Star Anise Ground, Ground Cloves.)
- 2 carrot
- 1 sweetheart cabbage
- 160g mangetout
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500g steamed brown basmati rice(Natural Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed (98%), Rice Bran Oil, Acacia Fibre.)
Allergens
Contains:
Soya
Nutritional Information
Nutritional Information
| Typical values | per 100g | per portion |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 97Kcal | 508Kcal |
| 407kJ | 2124kJ | |
| Fat | 2.6g | 14g |
| of which saturates | 0.6g | 2.9g |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 51g |
| of which sugars | 2.9g | 15g |
| Protein | 8.7g | 45g |
| Salt | 0.42g | 2.2g |
| Fibre | 1.9g | 9.8g |
Ready in 20
High protein
6 plants
Low sat fat
Sticky Honey Soy Chicken with Veggie Fried Rice & Carrot Ribbons
Winner winner - easy chicken dinner! You're in for a weeknight treat with this juicy free-range chicken, sticky sweet from the honey and packed with umami from garlic and tamari. Dish it up with veggie-packed fried rice.
Cooking Instructions
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out 2 large frying pans, a large bowl, a peeler & a measuring jug
Do the prep
- Peel the carrots into ribbons. Add to the large bowl with half the vinegar and a pinch of salt
- Trim and cut the cabbage into bite-sized pieces. Finely slice the spring onions. Roughly chop the coriander
- Dissolve the half pack of cornflour in the measuring jug with 50ml cold water, then top up with 100ml hot water
Fry the chicken
- Heat a large frying pan with 1 tbsp olive oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and season with salt and pepper, and cook for 13 mins, stirring occasionally
- Add the five spice and cook for a further 1 min, then stir in the the tamari, honey and remaining vinegar. Simmer for 1 min, until the chicken is golden and cooked through
- Stir in the cornflour mixture, then bring to a boil, stirring continuously. Simmer for 3-5 mins, until the sauce is thickened and glossy. Season to taste
Make the fried rice
- Meanwhile, heat the other large frying pan with 1 tbsp olive oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the mangetout, cabbage and spring onion. Cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Season with salt and pepper
- Add half the coriander and the ginger & garlic paste. Cook for another 1-2 mins
- Stir the rice into the veg pan and break it up with a wooden spoon. Add a splash of water and a pinch of salt and cook for 2-3 mins, until piping hot
Plate up
- Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
- Serve the rice into bowls, topped with the sticky chicken. Sprinkle over the remaining coriander
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