Asian Chilli Chicken
Recipe video above. A quick chicken dinner that's an explosion of (spicy!) Asian flavours! Make this with chicken breast, boneless thighs or tenderloins.Spiciness level: Spicy but not blow-your-head-off spicy! Remember, I like to think I'm a Spice Monster, but in reality I can't handl
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Season: Cut each chicken breast in half horizontally to form 4 steaks total. Sprinkle each side with salt, pepper and rice flour, shaking off excess.
- Pan-fry: Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Turn and cook the other side for 2 minutes, then remove to a plate.
- Sesame oil: Allow the skillet to cool a bit then return to the stove on medium. Add sesame oil and heat.
- Garlic and ginger: Add garlic and ginger, cook for 15 seconds.
- Chilli flakes: Add chilli flakes and cook for 30 seconds until garlic is golden.
- Sriracha, soy and honey: Turn heat up to medium-high. Add water, sriracha, soy sauce and honey, stir well, scraping the base of the pan to dissolve all the golden bits into the liquid.
- Simmer for 2 minutes until it reduce to a thick syrup. Add lime juice, then simmer for a further 30 seconds until it thickens back to a thick syrup.
- Coat chicken: Turn heat off. Return chicken to pan, turning to coat in sauce.
- Serve chicken, topping with remaining sauce in skillet, garnished with green onions, sesame seed and extra lime wedges, if desired.
Nutrition per serving
Protein27g
Carbs21g
Fat11g
287kcal
27gProtein
21gCarbs
11gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$512.00
$512.00
Per Serving
$128.00/serving
$128.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1024.00 vs buying!
~$1024.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (93% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| / 1lb breast fillets | 500 g | $318.00 |
| each salt and pepper | 0.5 tsp | $11.00 |
| rice flour | 0.5 tbsp | $1.00 |
| oil | 0.5 tbsp | $2.00 |
| sesame oil | 2 tsp | $10.00 |
| arlic cloves | 2 g | $3.00 |
| ginger | 2 tsp | $11.00 |
| chilli flakes / red pepper flakes | 1 tsp | $4.00 |
| water | 0.5 cup | - |
| sriracha | 3 tbsp | $37.00 |
| soy sauce | 1 tbsp | $15.00 |
| honey | 0.25 cup | $70.00 |
| lime juice | 3 tbsp | $30.00 |
| Green onion | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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