
Like a bit of heat? Spice up tonight’s dinner with a hit of chilli in a veggie packed stir-fry.
Ingredients:
· 1 tablespoon soy sauce
· 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
· 1 garlic clove, finely diced
· 3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely diced
· Squeeze of lemon juice
· 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
· ½ red chilli, finely diced
· 200g chicken breast fillets, diced
· 2 teaspoons sesame oil
· 1 tablespoon raw cashew nuts
· 1 small brown onion, diced
· 60g green beans
· ½ small red capsicum, diced
· 1 bunch bok choy, roughly chopped
· 1 bunch broccolini, roughly chopped
· 1 cup baby corn
· ¼ cup Thai basil leaves, torn
· 8 stems coriander, roughly chopped to serve
Method:
Put the soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, lemon juice and chilli in a bowl and sti8r to combine. Place the chicken in a plastic freezer bag, tip in the sauce and leave to marinate for a few hours.
Add the oil to a wok and swirl to coat. Heat the wok over high heat until hot and stir-fry the cashews for 3-4 minutes, or until toasted. Remove from the wok and transfer to a plate. Add the chicken to the wok and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, or until browned. Reserve leftover marinade.
Add the onion, beans, capsicum, bok choy, corn and broccolini. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until the beans and broccolini are bright green and tender. Add remaining marinade. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the cashews and basil and toss to combine. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve.

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