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Thai Red Curry Chicken Stir Fry
Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
2 large chicken breast fillets
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 eschalots, sliced
1 small red capsicum, sliced
125g fresh baby corn, halved
150g baby green beans, trimmed and halved 270ml light coconut milk
4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
2 teaspoons white sugar
¼cup chopped fresh coriander Jasmine rice, to serve
1.Slice chicken into thin slices. Place chicken in a medium bowl and stir through 1 tablespoon of the oil.
2.Preheat wok on setting 9. Stir fry chicken in batches until golden brown; set aside.
3.Add remaining oil to wok and cook eschalots until softened. Add curry paste and stir fry until fragrant. Add the vegetables and cook for
Mongolian Lamb
Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 minutes + marinating time
Cooking: 10 minutes
800g lamb backstraps, sliced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon cornflour ¼ cup dark soy sauce
¹⁄³ cup shao hsing cooking wine 1 tablespoon oil
1 medium brown onion, sliced
1 green capsicum, sliced
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1.In a large bowl, combine the lamb, garlic, cornflour, soy sauce and wine. Mix well to combine; refrigerate for 1 hour.
2.Strain liquid from lamb and reserve liquid. Heat wok on setting 10. Add oil and cook lamb in small batches, until browned; set aside.
3.Add onion and capsicum to wok and stir fry for 1 minute. Return lamb to wok with sugar, sesame oil and reserved liquid.
4.Cook until sauce thickens and lamb has warmed through. Serve with green onions.
Tip: Shao Hsing is a Chinese cooking wine and is available from Asian supermarkets.
If unavailable then recipe can be substituted with sweet sherry.
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