Chilli Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Cut the chicken into thin strips then coat in the egg wash and flour.
• Shallow fry for a few minutes on each side, until golden brown.
• Add the peppers and fry for another couple of minutes. Remove the chicken and peppers and set aside.
• In the same pan, add the garlic, red chilli, soy sauce, tomato purée, and water. Stir and simmer the mixture reduces and is thick and syrupy.
• Add back in the chicken and peppers and stir well in the sauce.
• Serve with rice.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender and translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the chicken and cook, using a wooden spoon to break it up as it browns, about 5 minutes. Mix in the taco seasoning and 1/4 cup water. Cook for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, salsa, beans, corn, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until reduced slightly and heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream, cheese, scallions and jalapenos.

Steps:

• Make a batter with the'Marinade' ingredients.
• Put chicken pieces into it and mix well.
• Set aside for 1/2 hour.
• Heat oil, about 2 inches deep, in a wok/frypan.
• Fry chicken pieces, in batches of 6-8 pieces, till cooked through (approx 7-8 mins for each batch).
• Drain fried chicken on a paper towel.
• When all the chicken pieces are fried, remove oil from the pan, letting about 2 tablespoons remain in it.
• In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water.
• Put back the wok on fire and heat the 2 tblsps of oil.
• Add green chillies, garlic, green pepper and shallot and stir fry for 30 secsonds.
• Pour in soya sauce and vinegar; give it two three quick whisks and immediately add the cornstarch-water mixture.
• The sauce will thicken; if you find it too thick, add some more water.
• When the bubbles appear, add the fried chicken pieces.
• Add salt and a pinch of MSG (if using).
• Stir fry chicken for 2 minutes and remove from fire.
• Serve hot with chinese fried rice/plain rice or noodles.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onions, and cook until softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, great Northern beans, chopped chiles, and torn chicken. Season with cumin, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Increase heat to medium-high to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream and simmer for 5 minutes. To serve, ladle into bowls and sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion until softened. Stir in the spices and cook for a few secs. Pour in the tomatoes and 2 cans of water, then crumble in the stock cube. Bring to the boil and add the chorizo and chicken thighs. Push the chicken under the liquid, cover and simmer for 20 mins.
• Stir the peppers into the pan, then cook for 20 mins more. Tip in the cannellini beans.
• To eat now: Warm through to heat the beans. Toss the avocado with the lime and some salt and serve on top of the casserole with a sprinkling of coriander. Top each portion with soured cream. Serve with rice, jacket potatoes or a handful of spicy tortilla chips.
• To eat later: Cool and keep in the fridge for up to 48 hours. Warm on top of the stove until bubbling and serve as above.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Fry the onions in the oil for 5 mins until they become soft and start to colour. Add the chorizo and fry for a few mins more. Stir in the peppers, then pour in the tomatoes, followed by a can of water, the stock cubes, chilli and oregano.
• Arrange the chicken thighs on top of the sauce, pushing them under the liquid. Bring to a simmer, cover, then cook in the oven for 40 mins. Add the beans, stir, then cook for 20 mins more. You can make this up to 2 days ahead and keep chilled.
• To serve, reheat on the top of the stove or in the oven at 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 for 1 hr 10 mins until piping hot. Stir in most of the coriander, toss the rest with the avocado, lime and a little salt, then pile this on top. Serve with Garlic & oregano bread (below) and a bag of green salad tossed with olives, cherry tomatoes and finely sliced red onion.

Steps:

• Slice the chicken.
• Roughly chop the onion and pepper.
• Grate or finely chop the garlic.
• Cut the chilli in half, discard the seed and finely chop.
• Heat the oil in a wok or a large deep frying pan.
• Add the chicken, onion, peppers, chilli, garlic, and ginger.
• Fry for about 5 minutes on high heat.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and continue cooking about 10-15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated and the chicken has cooked through.
• Serve with rice or Chinese noodles.