Chinese-Style Sticky Chicken with Jasmine Rice & Peanuts

Chinese-Style Sticky Chicken with Jasmine Rice & Peanuts

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in Bargain Box (3 Nights For 2) on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Chinese-inspired sticky chicken is the perfect way to feed a crowd. It combines mouth-watering flavours with tender chunks of well-seasoned chicken and rice for balance. A truly finger lickin’ recipe!


Ingredients

Rice

  • 150g jasmine rice
  • 1 1/8 cup boiling water

Veggies

  • 1 carrot, cut in half lengthways & thinly sliced
  • 1 broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 1 baby bok choy, sliced
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

Chicken

  • 300g free range chicken breast, diced 3cm
  • 2 Tbsp cornflour
  • 1 drizzle of oil

Sauce

  • 2 tsp ginger, finely grated
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 50g mild sweet chilli sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp water

To Serve

  • 1/2 pack chopped peanuts

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C (or 200°C fan bake). Boil a kettle. Combine rice, boiling water measure and a pinch of salt in a pot. Cover with lid and bring to the boil. Drop to lowest heat and cook for 12 mins. Turn heat off, leave lid on and steam for 5 mins.
  2. Cut carrot in half lengthways and thinly slice. Cut broccoli into small florets. Toss on a lined oven tray with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast for 10 minutes. Slice bok choy. After broccoli has had 10 minutes cook time, add bok choy and sesame oil to tray. Cook for a further 5-7 minutes, until tender.
  3. Pat chicken dry and dice 3cm. Toss in a bowl with cornflour and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a frypan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 6-8 minutes (depending on thickness), or until cooked through and golden. Turn often to ensure even cooking. Set aside in a medium bowl and reserve pan.
  4. Grate ginger. Combine in a bowl with soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, honey, sesame oil and water measure. Return pan to low-medium heat and cook sauce for about 2 minutes, until slightly reduced. Return chicken and any resting juices to pan and toss to coat.
  5. Load bowls with rice with chicken, veggies, sauce and peanuts.

Nutritional Information

Energy 3028 kj
724 kcal
Protein 48.3g
Carbohydrate 88.9g
Fat 16.9g