Sweet Chili Chicken

"The "chili" in this recipe comes from Thai sweet chili sauce and it gives this dish both sweetness and a very slight touch of heat. When I make this for my family I omit the spinach and cilantro, and I often substitute a sweet onion for the green onions. Easily doubled. Adapted from Bonnie Stern."
 
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photo by Caroline Cooks
Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
3-4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add ginger, green onions and garlic and stir 30 seconds.
  • Add chicken cubes and stir-fry 2 or 3 minutes, until browned.
  • Mix the hoisin, chili sauce and soy sauce and add to the chicken.
  • Cook until chicken is fully cooked.
  • Add spinach and cook a minute until just wilted.
  • Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro.
  • If you prefer a thick sauce combine a teaspoon of cornstarch with a bit of water and stir in until sauce thickens.
  • Leftovers make a good wrap filling with additional vegetables.

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  1. I followed the recipe to a tee and it was a huge hit! I wasn't sure based on the ingredient list but I happened to have them all in my fridge and boy, am I ever glad I went for it! Try it! If you like Asian food, it's really good!!! I served mine over white rice. For those following a low carb diet, it would be equally delicious over cauliflower rice.
     
  2. Very easy. Couldn't get sweet chili sauce out in the boonies, so I used sriracha (rooster sauce) and about a half tablespoon of sugar. Worked great! Will make this again soon!
     
  3. We really liked this! Not too many ingredients and pretty fast to prepare.
     
  4. Totally Asian, totally delicious!
     
  5. We really liked this! I did a bare bones treatment of this, using a little dried ginger instead of root ginger and leaving out the spinach, cilantro, and hoisin (none of them were handy in my kitchen), and still got a delicious sauce and terrific chicken. I served it over some rice cooked in chicken stock and with roasted asparagus on the side. Mmmmmm.... I'll definitely be making this again.
     
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  1. We really liked this! I did a bare bones treatment of this, using a little dried ginger instead of root ginger and leaving out the spinach, cilantro, and hoisin (none of them were handy in my kitchen), and still got a delicious sauce and terrific chicken. I served it over some rice cooked in chicken stock and with roasted asparagus on the side. Mmmmmm.... I'll definitely be making this again.
     

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