Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chili Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup groundnut (peanut) oil

• 4 chicken pieces

• 1 onion, chopped

• 5 ml/1 tsp curry powder

• 5 ml/1 tsp chili sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 600 ml/2 1/2 cups chicken stock

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

• 5 ml/1 tsp sesame oil

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides then remove them from the pan.

2. Add the onion, curry powder and chili sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the wine or sherry and salt, stir well, then return the chicken to the pan and stir again.

3. Add the stock, bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 30 minutes until the chicken is tender.

4. If the sauce has not reduced sufficiently, blend the corn-flour and water to a paste, stir a little into the sauce and simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Serve sprinkled with sesame oil.