Salt & pepper chicken
Make this spicy salt and pepper chicken dish at home instead of ordering a takeaway. It's cooked with Asian greens in honey and soy, with a hint of Chinese five-spice
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Prep:10 mins
Cook:15 mins
- Serves 3
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 279
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fat 9g
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saturates 2g
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carbs 12g
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sugars 7g
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fibre 2g
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protein 37g
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salt 2.8g
Ingredients
- 500g skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 1 tsp flaky sea salt
- 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns (use normal peppercorns if you can't find these)
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 250g Asian greens such as pak choi
- handful chopped coriander, sliced spring onions and cooked rice (to serve)
Method
Cut the chicken thighs into strips. Crush the salt with the peppercorns in a pestle and mortar, then mix with the cornflour and five-spice and tip into a sandwich bag. Tip the chicken into the bag and shake well to coat in the flour mixture.
Toss the sesame seeds in a pan over a medium heat and lightly toast, for around a minute, then add the olive oil. Add the chicken and cook for 7-8 mins until golden brown.
Mix the soy and honey and tip into the pan along with the Asian greens, cook for 2-3 mins further until everything is well coated and the greens are cooked through. Serve topped with coriander and sliced spring onions alongside some cooked rice.
