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Ginger Sesame Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

Chicken strips stir-fried with pepper, broccoli and a soy-ginger sauce, tossed through egg noodles.

Total
25 min
Hands on
20 min
Serves
4
Method
hob
Cuisine
Chinese

Per serving · estimated

Energy
580 kcal
Protein
42 g
Fat
16 g
Carbs
66 g
Freshly cooked Ginger Sesame Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

Method

  1. Step 1 of 11

    Bring a saucepan of water to the boil for the noodles.

    saucepan on hob
  2. Step 2 of 11

    Cut the chicken into even strips across the grain.

    • Chicken breasts
    slice chicken strips
  3. Step 3 of 11

    Grate the ginger and mince the garlic.

    • Fresh ginger
    • Garlic
    grate ginger
  4. Step 4 of 11

    Slice the pepper into strips, cut the broccoli into small florets and slice the spring onions.

    • Red pepper
    • Broccoli
    • Spring onions
    slice pepper strips
  5. Step 5 of 11

    Stir the cornflour to a smooth slurry with 3 tbsp cold water, then whisk in the soy sauce, honey and sesame oil.

    • Cornflour
    • Soy sauce
    • Honey
    • Sesame oil
    slake cornflour
  6. Step 6 of 11

    Cook the noodles in the boiling water for 4 minutes, then drain.

    • Egg noodles
    4 min
  7. Step 7 of 11

    Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan or wok over high heat until it shimmers.

    • Vegetable oil
    heat oil in pan
  8. Step 8 of 11

    Fry the chicken strips for 5 minutes, turning, until browned and cooked to 74 °C in the thickest strip.

    • Chicken breasts
    74 °C / 165 °F5 minPoultry (whole, parts, and ground) to 74 °C / 165 °F
  9. Step 9 of 11

    Add the ginger, garlic, pepper and broccoli and stir-fry 3 minutes until the greens are bright and tender-crisp.

    • Fresh ginger
    • Garlic
    • Red pepper
    • Broccoli
    3 min
    vegetables tender crisp
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  10. Step 10 of 11

    Pour in the sauce and toss until it thickens and coats everything.

    • Cornflour
    • Soy sauce
    • Honey
    • Sesame oil
    sauce thickened
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  11. Step 11 of 11

    Add the noodles, toss through and scatter with spring onions and sesame seeds.

    • Egg noodles
    • Spring onions
    • Sesame seeds

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