Thai Chicken and Vegetable Stir-fry

Name: Thai Chicken and Vegetable Stir-fry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 piece lemongrass or 1/2 lemon, rind of; 1/2 inch fresh ginger; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced; 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced; 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced; 4 scallions, chopped; 2 medium carrots, cut into matchstick size pieces; 4 ounces baby green beans; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 1 pinch sugar; salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1/4 cup lightly salted peanuts, crushed; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro; cooked rice or Asian noodles

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Recipe by - Carla -

This recipe has been adopted and edited by me in February 2005. You can easily make this dish a little hotter by adding more fresh ginger. I hope you will enjoy this newly edited recipe.

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READY IN: 35mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

piece lemongrass or 1/2 lemon, rind of
¹⁄₂

inch fresh ginger
2

cloves garlic
2

tablespoons sunflower oil
10

ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
¹⁄₂

red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
¹⁄₂

green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
4

scallions, chopped
2

medium carrots, cut into matchstick size pieces
4

ounces baby green beans
2

tablespoons oyster sauce
1

pinch sugar
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¹⁄₄

cup lightly salted peanuts, crushed
¹⁄₄

cup chopped fresh cilantro
cooked rice or Asian noodles

DIRECTIONS

Thinly slice the lemon grass (or lemon rind).
Peel and chop the ginger and garlic.
Heat the oil in a large wok style pan over high heat.
Add the lemon grass (or lemon rind), ginger and garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds, or until brown.
Add the chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Then add the vegetables and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are almost cooked.
Finally stir in the oyster sauce, a pinch of sugar and seasoning to taste and stir-fry doe another minute for flavors to blend.
Serve immediately, sprinkled with the crushed peanuts and freshly chopped cilantro leaves on top accompanied with cooked rice or Asian noodles.
Enjoy!

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