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Chicken in Hot Garlic Sauce
 
 
Prepration: 10 mins.
Cooking: 15 mins.
Serves 4 Cal/Ser 150
 
Ingredients
250 gm boneless chicken - ½” pieces
1 capsicum - cut into small cubes
3 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
1 dry, red chilli - cut into thin slices diagonally
1 tsp red chilli paste
1 spring onion - chopped with greens
3 tbsp tomato ketchup, 1 tbsp red chilli sauce
2 tsp soya sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar
½ tsp pepper, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp sugar
1 chicken soup cube - crushed
4 tbsp cornflour dissolved in ½ cup water
 
Method
1. Cover and microwave chicken with 1 tbsp oil, ½ tsp salt and 2 cups water for 6 minutes.
2. Microwave 3 tbsp oil, garlic, red chilli paste, dry red chilli and white of onion for 3 minutes in a small bowl.
3. Add onions to the chicken. Add the remaining ingredients too. Microwave for 6 minutes stirring once in between, to get a sauce of thick coating consistency. Add greens of spring onion and serve.