Chinese Bang Bang Chicken

Submitted by BirdyBaker

"This is an excellent recipe! Such a flavourful way to prepare chicken. Great with rice or noodles!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of chopped ginger
• 1 1⁄2 kg chicken
• 3 thinly sliced carrots
• 1 cup mixed bean sprouts
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1⁄2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1⁄2 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 2 crushed hot red chili peppers
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry

directions

1. Place the ginger inside the chicken and sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and half the soy sauce. place in large saucepan and leave for half an hour.
2. Pour in water to cover the chicken and bring to a boil. cover and simmer for 1 hour until chicken is cooked, let cool and remove from water.
3. Pull the chicken to pieces removing the meat from the bones.Cut meat into nice strips. mix with carrot and been sprouts.
4. Heat the sesame and vegetable oils in a pan adding seeds and chilies, stir fry until lightly colored.
5. Remove from heat and and stir in the sugar, sherry and remaining soy. pour over the chicken and marinate in fridge overnight.
6. Serve cold on a serving dish pouring over any remaining marinade.