Lemon & Sesame Vegan Chick'n with Rainbow Veg Fried Rice & Spring Onion

Serving size

Vegan Ready in 20 1/3 daily fibre 6 plants Low sat fat

Lemon & Sesame Vegan Chick'n with Rainbow Veg Fried Rice & Spring Onion

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Cuisine: Chinese
Food group: Vegan

Sizzle 100% plant-based chick'n with lemon and sweet maple, then sprinkle with crunchy sesame seeds. Dish up with veggie fried rice - packed with peppers, tenderstem and spring onions. It's ready in 20 mins!

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Pull out a large frying pan, a medium frying pan & a medium bowl

Prep & soften the veg

  • Dice the pepper into 2cm chunks. Trim and halve the broccoli
  • Heat the large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pepper and broccoli and cook for 5-6 mins, until softened

Sizzle the chick'n

  • Meanwhile, place the chick'n and cournflour into the medium bowl with a pinch of salt. Toss to coat
  • Heat the medium frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chick'n and cook for 4-5 mins, turning occasionally, until golden

Build the fried rice

  • Add the rice and shichimi togarashi to the veg pan with a splash of water
  • Break the rice up with a wooden spoon and cook for 2-3 mins, until piping hot
  • Thinly slice the spring onion, then stir half through the rice

Last bits

  • Add the ginger & garlic paste, sesame seeds, the maple syrup and the juice from the lemon (or to taste) to the chick'n pan
  • Cook for 1-2 mins, until glazed and sticky

Plate up

  • Share the fried rice between bowls, topped with the lemon & sesame chick'n. Garnish with the remaining spring onion

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