Easy Chinese chicken curry recipe - BBC Food https://www.bbc.co.
uk/food/recipes/chinese_chicken_curry_90700
Easy Chinese chicken curry
4.4 | 145 ratings
Prepare Serve
Less than 30 mins Serves 4
Cook Dietary
10 to 30 mins Dairy-free Egg-free Pregnancy-friendly
A crowd-pleasing easy chicken curry, packed with Chinese flavours. The sauce is really easy
using two popular spice blends: curry powder and five-spice. Serve over rice.
Each serving provides 487 kcal, 37g protein, 66g carbohydrates (of which 10.5g sugars), 7g
fat (of which 1.5g saturates), 4.5g fibre and 2g salt.
By Sunil Vijayakar
1 of 2 19/12/2024, 18:20
Easy Chinese chicken curry recipe - BBC Food https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chinese_chicken_curry_90700
Ingredients
250g/9oz long grain or basmati rice
500g/1lb 2oz skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
3 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 brown onions, thickly sliced
1 tbsp finely grated ginger
1 tbsp finely grated garlic
3 tbsp mild curry powder
600ml/20fl oz chicken stock
200g/7oz fresh pineapple chunks
225g tin sliced water chestnuts in water, drained (140g drained weight)
2 mixed peppers, thickly sliced
Method
1. Cook the rice according to the packet instructions and keep warm.
2. Mix together the chicken with the soy sauce, cornflour and Chinese five-spice. Toss to coat
evenly.
3. Heat the oil in a wide, non-stick wok or frying pan and add the onions. Stir-fry over a
medium heat for 6–8 minutes, or until soened and lightly browned.
4. Stir in the ginger, garlic and curry powder and stir for 1–2 minutes. Add the coated chicken
and stock and simmer for 12–15 minutes. Add the pineapple, water chestnuts and
peppers. Cook for 5–6 minutes or until the peppers are just tender and the curry has
thickened.
5. Serve in warmed bowls, ladled over the rice.
2 of 2 19/12/2024, 18:20
