Chili Plum Stir Fry Chicken

"This is a combination of two recipes from taste.com.au that the DH and I combined to come up with something we both really like. The night we made it we had several dishes on the go and I was prepping for them as well so times are estimated to if you were only cooking this dish UPDATE - o'kay making this once again I have added other vegies tonight which were some julienned carrot, broccoli and cauliflower flowerettes and snow peas and served on top of some hokien noodles - just a variation. ANOTHER UPDATE - we tried this tonight Have now tried with beef, rump strips (possibly could be better to beat out and cut into strips though we think. depending on the quality of your rump) and added 3/4 teaspoons chinese five spice to step 2 but would suggest 1/2 teaspoon) but still thoroughly enjoyed and we are smacking our lips still 2 hours later."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat a wok over high heat until hot and add 1 tablespoons oil and swirl to coat.
  • Mix oyster sauce, plum sauce, dry sherry and chilli sauce to mix.
  • Add a 1/4 of the chicken and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and transfer to a bowl.
  • Repeat till all chicken is cooked, adding more oil as needed.
  • Add 2 teaspoons oil to wok and swirl to coat and add the garlic, ginger, onions and chilli and stir fry for 30 seconds and add choy sum and stir fry for 1 minute or until bright green.
  • Return the chicken to the wok and add the sauce mix and stir fry for a minute or until combined.
  • Stir through cashews and basil.
  • Serve with steamed rice or fried rice.

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Reviews

  1. This is so tasty, we live in an area where there are many good Chinese restaurants and this rivals what they serve! I didn't know what choy sum is (we probably call it something else) so I used two bunch of baby bok choy, and it was delicious! Also, I could only find roasted and salted cashews and that didn't detract at all from the dish. I loved this so much it is jumping into my 2013 Best of cookbook! Thanks for posting.
     
  2. Delicious! I subbed celery for the choy sum and it was good in it. I also doubled the basil and cashews. The whole dish was really yummy. I think this would also be great with shrimp, pork or veggie crumbles instead of the chicken.
     
  3. Amazing Pat! I halved the recipe but left the sauce alone.....I wanted lots of sauce. I couldn't find choy sum or baby bok choy, so used regular bok choy. I used hot red chile peppers, and they added the perfect heat. This makes a lot! Even halving the recipe, I had enough for 6 servings. I served it over jasmine rice, and it was delicious! I can imagine that this would be delicious with lots of different veggies, and can't wait to try them. Thanks for sharing. Made for Rookie Tag game!
     
  4. O.K..... Let me start by saying if anything was to go wrong making this recipe ...IT DID! My hotplates were not heating properly...AGAIN.......... and so this recipe had no chance....Or so I thought! I used my own homemade plum sauce and followed as per recipe although I did add capsicum, onion and carrot (which I needed to use up.) Cooking the chicken in the wok was no problem, and then disaster hit, the hot plates stopped heating......... SO,,,,,,,,,, I just did the rest in the oven and Pat this recipe is so versatile, as it worked so very well. It took longer this way, and the family kept complaining because they could smell it and wanted it yesterday! lol DS loved it, he actually raved about it and he hates plum sauce....DH raved also, ...and he hates plum sauce..... I don't make much plum sauce any more because no-body in the family likes it......except me. .....go figure they loved this stir fry! DD came home and wanted the stir fry she could smell....well I was not telling her it was an oven fry! It was here that a small argument broke out, DS wanted leftovers for lunch the next day and DD wanted another serve of the stir fry.......DS won out, all I can say is I overheard DD today telling her boyfriend that Mum had made the most fabulous stir fry last night. I served this wonderful stir fry with rice and all I can say it was loved by all. It should have been so quick and easy.....and due to my hotplates took longer! But I must say I am making this again.....not sure which way to cook it next time though....lol Pat a real winner with this family and as a bonus I can make more plum sauce next year and get to use it! Great recipe Pat..... THANKS!
     
  5. Yum Pat, this was great. I made all the sauce for the two of us as we like lots over our rice, and if I was making this for more people, I'd double or triple it accordingly. I used 2 small skinless chicken thigh fillets and 1 bunch of choy sum but threw in some red capsicum for colour. In an effort to reduce fat count and calories, I made this using 4 teaspoons of oil and about 30g of cashews for the two of us. Russ cmmented he would be happy to pay for dinner in a Chinese restaurant!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Delicious! I subbed celery for the choy sum and it was good in it. I also doubled the basil and cashews. The whole dish was really yummy. I think this would also be great with shrimp, pork or veggie crumbles instead of the chicken.
     

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