Chicken Fried Rice

There is only me to cook for this weekend, the wife has gone to sunnier climes on a Hen weekend, whilst I remain here in the rain decorating. There is no picture today as the camera is with my wife in sunnier climes and the laptop will not discover my phone

Cost - Approx £1.00
serves 1
Ingredients:

• 200g of chilled boiled rice
• 1 Chicken Breast - cut into small pieces
• 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 5 closed cap mushrooms finely chopped
• 1 small chili finely chopped
• 2 TBLSP of Soy Sauce
• 1 TBLSP of rice wine vinegar
• 1 TSP of Chinese Five Spice
• 3 TBLSP of oil for frying

Method:

• Trim the chicken of any fat and cut into small pieces
• Heat 1 TBLSP of oil in a frying pan, and over a high heat cook the chicken through
• Add the mushrooms, garlic, five spice and chillies and cook on a high heat for 1 minute
• Add the remaining oil and heat, then add the rice and the soy sauce and rice wine vinegar and cook through until pipping hot, stirring all the time

Deep Fried Crispy Chicken Bites and Mushroom Fried Rice

The Finished Meal

Ingredients:

• 450g of Chicken
• 5 TBLSP of cornflour
• 1 TBLSP of oil
• Oil for deep frying
• 3 TBLSP of oil for frying the rice
• 1 TSP of ground white pepper
• 500g of chilled cooked long grain rice
• 2 TSP of Chinese Five Spice
• 1 Chile deseeded and finely chopped
• 3 TBLSP of soy sauce
• 100g of closed cup mushrooms finely chopped
• Sweet Chillies sauce to dip

Method:

• Heat the oil in the pan used for deep frying, also pre-heat the oven to 160 Degree's C to keep the chicken warm whilst cooking in batches
• Trim the chicken of any fat and cut into bite sized pieces
• Add the 1 TBLSP of oil to the chopped chicken and mix well
• Add the pepper to the chopped chicken and mix well
• Add 3 TBLSP of the cornflour to the chicken and mix well to cover the chicken
• Just before frying the chicken add the rest of the cornflour and mix well
• Add the chicken in batches and deep fry until golden brown and the chicken cooked through
• Remove and keep warm in the oven on the grill rack
• Heat 1 TBLSP of oil in frying pan
• Add the chopped mushroom and the Chinese Five Spice powder and fry on a high heat for 2 minutes
• Add the chillies and fry for another minute
• Add the rest of the oil
• Add the rice and stir well
• Add the soy sauce and stir well to coat the grains of rice, moving the rice all the time, until the rice is cooked through and hot
• Serve with a sweet Chile sauce dip and enjoy !