Crispy Chicken and Green Bean Stir-fry

I’m always looking for new chicken recipes that my family will enjoy. Even better if they are quick and easy to make.This is delicious and a firm favourite in our house.

Serve with some white rice.

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Crispy Chicken and Green Bean Stir-fry

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breast
• 60 g cornflour
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2-3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
• 100 ml water
• 5-6 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 250 g green beans
• 2 handfuls cashew nuts

Instructions

• Cut the chicken breasts in small pieces and coat in the cornflour
• Grate the ginger and garlic and combine with the soy sauce, chilli flakes and water to make a sauce. Set aside until later.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a wok or deep sided frying pan
• Once the oil is hot, add the chicken in batches and stir-fry until cooked through.

  Depending on the size of your chicken pieces this should take 6-8 minutes.
• Remove the chicken and add the second batch with some more oil
• Once all the chicken is cooked through, set it to one side and add 1 tbsp oil to the wok
• Once the oil is hot, add the green beans and fry until the beans start to blister a little.
• Add the cashew nuts and fry for one minute longer.
• Add the sauce and the cooked chicken and cook until the sauce has heated through and has thickened.

  If the sauce is too thick just add some more water
• Serve with some rice.