Ching He Huang/Chinese Food Made Easy/ Spicy Sichuan
Chilli chicken with jasmine rice
Ching makes a chilli chicken dish at a temporary street stall at Chorley market, Lancashire
Chunky bacon and cucumber salad
Ching makes a dish often served as a starter in Chengdu and all over Sichuan, spicy cucumber salad in vinegar and Sichuan pepper oil.
Ingredients
For the sauce
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger, peeled, finely chopped
1 red chilli, de-seeded, finely chopped
½ red pepper, de-seeded, sliced into strips
2 tomatoes, sliced
5 tbsp water
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp light brown sugar
For the chicken
1 tbsp groundnut oil
250g/9oz skinless chicken breast fillets, sliced
1 courgette, sliced into strips
½ red or yellow pepper, de-seeded, sliced into strips
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 large spring onions, sliced lengthways

Method
1. For the sauce, place all of the sauce ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth.
2. For the chicken, heat a wok until smoking and add the groundnut oil, then add the chicken and stir fry for 2-3 minutes, or until lightly golden. Add the courgette and red pepper and stir fry for 1-2 minutes, then pour in the sauce and bring to the boil. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
3. Season with the soy sauce, and pile onto a serving plate. Garnish with the spring onions and serve immediately.

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