Ingredients

Method

For the marinade, mix:
• ⅓ cup soya sauce
• 1 T rice wine vinegar
• 2 t chilli flakes
• 2 T cornflour
For the cooking:
• 4 free-range chicken breasts, cubed
• 4 T canola oil
• 1 x 10 cm piece ginger, grated
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 whole red chillies
• 3 red peppers, chopped
• 40 g peanuts, roasted, plus extra for serving
• 200 g sliced green beans
• ⅓ cup soya sauce
• ½ cup chicken stock
• 1 T cornflour
• 50 g spring onions, for serving
• rice or noodles, for serving

Method

Ingredients

1. Marinate the chicken in the marinade for at least 30 minutes, or overnight. Heat 2 T canola oil in a wok and fry the chicken in batches until golden. Set aside.

2. In the same wok, heat the remaining canola oil and fry the garlic, ginger and chillies until fragrant. Add the red peppers, peanuts and green beans. Cook for 5 minutes, then add the soya sauce, chicken stock and cornflour. Reduce for 10 minutes. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Serve with rice or noodles, spring onions and roasted peanuts.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Food assistants: Claire-ellen Van Rooyen and Kate Ferreira