
Salt and pepper chicken with chips
The Chinese chippy classic: crispy chicken tossed with onions, peppers and chilli.
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Ingredients
- Chicken breast fillets600 g
- White potatoes900 g
- Peppers2 peppers
- Brown onions200 g
- Spring onions1 bunch
- Garlic3 cloves
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, chilli flakes, plain flour, granulated sugar. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Oven
- Baking tray or roasting tinFind one on Amazon
- Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Cut the potatoes into chips, toss with 2 tablespoons of oil and salt on a large tray, and roast for 35 minutes, turning halfway, until golden and crisp.900 g white potatoes
- Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and toss in 3 tablespoons of flour with a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of black pepper. Heat oil about 1 cm deep in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the chicken in batches for 5 to 6 minutes, until crisp and cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper.600 g chicken breast fillets2 peppers
- Slice the onions, peppers and garlic. Stir-fry in a tablespoon of oil over a high heat for 4 minutes with a pinch of chilli flakes, half a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of sugar.200 g brown onions3 cloves garlic
- Toss the chicken and chips through the vegetables and finish with sliced spring onions.1 bunch spring onions
A teaspoon of Chinese five spice in the seasoning makes it taste just like the takeaway.
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