Ingredients for - Fillet of chicken with peanuts
How to cook deliciously - Fillet of chicken with peanuts
1. Stage
Cut the chicken fillet into cubes of 3 centimeters each, or thin strips. Roast the peanuts in a dry pan, stirring constantly so that they do not burn, until the characteristic smell of nuts.
2. Stage
Prepare all the ingredients for the marinade.
3. Stage
We mix the sliced chicken with the marinade, taste for salt and pepper, add if necessary and leave for 30-40 minutes.
4. Stage
Mix all the ingredients for the sauce.
5. Stage
Cut ginger, garlic, chili peppers into small cubes. The white part of the leeks in rings.
6. Stage
Put a wok or a deep frying pan on high heat, add oil, let it heat up, and fry garlic, pepper, and ginger. (Don't let it get too hot).
7. Stage
Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10-15 minutes. The starch and egg yolk will begin to thicken.
8. Stage
Add leeks. Saute for another 5 minutes. Do not forget to stir, so it does not stick.
9. Stage
Add the sauce, stirring it beforehand. Fry until the sauce thickens, about 5-7 minutes more. Do not forget to stir.
10. Stage
Add roasted peanuts.
11. Stage
Stir everything again. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens. I know the word "stirring" is tiring. But, what to do, that's what Chinese cooking is all about - high heat, small pieces and constant stirring.
12. Stage
Serve with boiled rice, a little sprinkled with soy sauce and fresh cucumber. Since the chicken is quite spicy, a fresh cucumber will be very helpful.