Clementine soy chicken
Prep
10 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
2
Difficulty
Medium
This is one of my favorite quick weeknight dinners that comes together in just 35 minutes from start to table. The combination of tangy clementine with savory soy sauce creates this beautiful, unexpected flavor that tastes way more impressive than the minimal effort required. Ginger is absolutely wonderful for digestion and adds such warmth to the dish. What I love most is that it uses simple ingredients you probably already have on hand, making it budget friendly and fuss free. Give this one a try and you'll find yourself making it again and again.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 300 gramsbritish chicken breast chunks(frozen breaded chicken breast chunks)
- 1 tbsptoasted sesame oil
- 2 clove/sgarlic(garlic, grated)
- 15 gramsginger( ginger, peeled and grated)
- 1 tbspcornflour
- 1 tbsplight soy sauce
- 1clementine(Easy Peeler Clementine (scrubbed), zest and juice)
- 1 tbsprice vinegar
- 1 tspcaster sugar
- 2salad onion(salad onions, finely sliced)
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Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. Tip the chicken onto a baking tray and cook according to pack instructions. About 5 minutes before the end of the chicken’s cooking time, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and fry the garlic, ginger, some black pepper and a pinch of salt for 2-3 minutes until fragrant and soft. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the cornfl our with 2 tbsp water. Lower the heat under the sauce to medium-low and add the soy sauce, clementine juice, vinegar, sugar and cornfl our mixture.
- 2
Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened enough to coat the back of the spoon (stir in 1-2 tbsp water if it gets too thick). Toss the chicken in the sauce, then serve with the salad onions and clementine zest scattered on top, plus some steamed rice and pak choi, if liked.
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