How long does it take to stir fry chicken

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Perfect quick midweek meal. Use your favourite vegetables or whatever you have in the fridge

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal

    474kcal

  • protein

    36g

  • total fat

    10g

  • iron

    1.4mg

  • carbs

    62g

Ingredients

    • 4 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
    • 2 tablesp. olive oil
    • 1 garlic clove, crushed
    • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
    • 400g fresh vegetables, thinly sliced e.g. peppers, mange-tout, celery, mushrooms
    • 4cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
    • 2 tablesp. soy sauce
    • A few drops of sesame oil, if available
    • A little salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • Handful of fresh coriander, chopped

Main

    • 4 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
    • 2 tablesp. olive oil
    • 1 garlic clove, crushed
    • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
    • 400g fresh vegetables, thinly sliced e.g. peppers, mange-tout, celery, mushrooms
    • 4cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
    • 2 tablesp. soy sauce
    • A few drops of sesame oil, if available
    • A little salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • Handful of fresh coriander, chopped

Heat a wok or large frying pan until really hot, add a tablespoon of oil and stir-fry the chicken for 4-5 minutes until golden. When cooked remove to a plate.

Reheat the wok or pan and add the remaining oil. Add in the garlic, vegetables and ginger and stir-fry for a couple of minutes until they just begin to soften.

Add back in the chicken, the soy sauce, a splash of water, sesame oil and some black pepper. 

Continue to stir-fry for a couple of minutes. Taste for seasoning. You may need to add a little salt.

Sprinkle over the coriander and serve with noodles or rice.

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Heat a wok or large frying pan until really hot, add a tablespoon of oil and stir-fry the chicken for 4-5 minutes until golden. When cooked remove to a plate.

Reheat the wok or pan and add the remaining oil. Add in the garlic, vegetables and ginger and stir-fry for a couple of minutes until they just begin to soften.

Add back in the chicken, the soy sauce, a splash of water, sesame oil and some black pepper. 

Continue to stir-fry for a couple of minutes. Taste for seasoning. You may need to add a little salt.

Sprinkle over the coriander and serve with noodles or rice.

Chicken & veg stir-fry

Black bean sauce & wholewheat noodles

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Black bean sauce & wholewheat noodles

Nutrition per serving Plus

  • Calories 506 25%

  • Fat 11.6g 17%

  • Saturates 1.7g 9%

  • Sugars 18.6g 21%

  • Salt 1.5g 25%

  • Protein 30.7g 61%

  • Carbs 70.3g 27%

  • Fibre 10.6g -

Of an adult's reference intake

Ingredients

  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 4 cm piece of ginger
  • 1 fresh red chilli
  • 2 carrots
  • ½ a red onion
  • 1 red pepper
  • 80 g purple sprouting , or tenderstem broccoli
  • 80 g mixed mushrooms
  • 1 free-range chicken breast
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 130 g baby corn
  • 80 g mangetout , or sugar snap peas
  • 2 wholewheat noodle nests , (130g)
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon black bean sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • a few sprigs of fresh coriander

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Recipe From

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast

By Jamie Oliver

Method

  1. Peel and finely chop the garlic and ginger, deseed and finely chop the chilli.
  2. Peel the carrots, halve lengthways, then finely slice. Peel the onion, deseed the pepper, then finely slice. Trim the broccoli (halving any thick stalks lengthways), wipe the mushrooms clean, trim the stalks and halve any larger ones.
  3. Cut the chicken into 1cm strips and toss in a bowl with the Chinese five-spice and sesame oil.
  4. Place a wok or large non-stick frying pan on a medium-high heat with the vegetable oil. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli, toss for 30 seconds, then add the chicken and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more, or until golden.
  5. Add all the veg and stir-fry for a further 3 to 4 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the veg is tender but with a bit of bite.
  6. Meanwhile, cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
  7. Use tongs to drag the noodles straight into the wok, then add the soy and black bean sauce and toss to coat.
  8. Divide between your plates, scatter over the sesame seeds and coriander, and dig in.

How do you know when stir

Cook on high heat for several minutes, constantly stirring and tossing until the chicken is almost done. It will be just barely pink in the middle when cut into. Remove the chicken from the wok, set it aside and cover lightly to keep it warm.

How long does chicken take to fry?

How long does chicken take to fry? Typically, chicken should be fried for about 7-8 minutes per side. But keep in mind that pieces can vary in size and thickness. The chicken is fully cooked when the thickest part of the meat registers at 165° and the skin is crispy and dark golden-brown in color.

How long does a stirfry take?

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, then fry the garlic and ginger for 1 min. Add the veg and toss to coat. Fry for 2-3 mins, then add the soy sauce and chilli sauce, if using, and mix well. Cook for 2-3 mins more until the veg is tender.

How do you stir

Step 1: Get mixing. In a small bowl, beat the egg white. ... .
Step 2: Coat the chicken and let it sit. Add the chicken to the bag, seal it up and turn to coat. ... .
Step 3: Poach it. When the chicken is done marinating, it's time to get cooking. ... .
Step 4: Fry, fry, fry. Get stir-fryin'!.

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