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A bowl of Honey Soy Basil Chicken and rice
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Honey Soy Basil Chicken

A delicious and easy stir-fry with perfectly balanced flavours of soy, honey and basil.
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 250g chicken thighs, cut into thin slices
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 green pepper, sliced into thin strips
  • 2 spring onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 5 large basil leaves, roughly chopped
  • Rice

Honey-Soy Sauce:

  • 1 red chilli, chopped fine
  • 1 large garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 large knob ginger, minced fine or grated
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp boiling water

Instructions

  • Prepare rice to packet instructions. Set aside.
  • Combine honey-soy sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Season chicken pieces with salt, then coat in cornflour. Heat a good amount of vegetable oil in a frying pan or wok and cook over high heat until just done (be careful not to brown or overcook). Remove chicken and set aside, leaving the oil in the pan.
  • Add another splash of oil to the pan, then add green pepper pieces, tossing around to keep the cooking motion even so they don’t brown. After a few minutes add a splash of water to create steam, (this will help soften them), keep tossing the peppers until steam has evaporated, about a minute or so.
  • Return the chicken to the pan, pour over the saice and toss around to cover meat and vegetables evenly.
  • Remove from heat and stir through sliced spring onion and basil. Transfer to bowls along with rice.