Easy Healthy Meals – Sweet and Spicy Chicken Fried Rice
Sweet and Spicy Chicken Fried Rice
Serves 4
Prep time : 12 minutes
Cooking time : 20 minutes
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Ingredients
2 cups long-grain rice, rinsed.
6 chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, sliced thinly.
1/4 cup plum sauce.
1 teaspoon chilli.
1/4 cup peanut oil.
2 eggs, lightly beaten.
100 grams bacon, chopped.
6 green onions, sliced thinly.
3 cloves garlic, crushed.
1 carrot, chopped finely.
2 tablespoons kecap manis.
1/4 small Chinese cabbage, shredded finely.
1/2 cup frozen peas.
Method
Cook rice according to the absorption method on the packet.
Drain.
Spread the rice out on a baking tray and allow to cool to room temperature.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
In a small bowl, combine the plum sauce and chilli.
Place the chicken in a bowl and add the plum mixture. Toss to coat and cover bowl.
Chill for 2 hours.
Place a wok over medium-hgih heat.
Once to temperature, add 2 teaspoons oil and tilt wok to coat.
Add half the chicken and stirfry for 2 minutes, until sealed.
Transfer to a plate and cover with a piece of foil to keep warm.
Repeat process with oil and remaining chicken.
Using a clean wok, reheat to medium heat.
Add 2 teaspoons oil and tilt wok to coat.
Add egg and swirl to make a thin omelette. Cook until egg sets.
Slide out onto a board, and roll up. Slice omelette thinly.
Place wok over high heat and add remaining oil.
Add bacon, green onions, garlic and carrot, and stirfry for 1 minute.
Add rice, kecap manis, cabbage and peas.
Cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes, until rice is heated through.
Add chicken and sliced omelette and stirfry for another minute or two, until hot.
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