So its been a while between recipes and If I told you all what has been going on you honestly wouldn’t believe it and – as far as I know its not quite over yet – but at least I have the stamina and the creativity at the moment to start cooking again.

Last night I gave the family a choice – Chicken Stir Fry, Skinnymixers Kievs or Pulled Mexican Chicken Nachos. Apparently they have had their fill of Mexican Food and the general vote went towards stir fry.  Which was eagerly anticipated and consumed with gusto. EVEN BY EMO BOY. ( Who scoffed his fill of grapes and CC’s beforehand – hollow legs)

I always serve our stir fry now with Brown Rice. At first it was alien and strange – after all we’ve lived most of our lives now with fluffy white rice being a staple. AND even in a rice cooker – the rice takes longer to cook than it does to throw this together. So even on the nights you’ve forgotten to soak the rice – just make it and serve it without.

This is enough to feed a HUNGRY family of 4.

INGREDIENTS:

500 g Chicken Breast Fillet cut into Stir Fry Strips

1 Medium Brown Onion Sliced into 1/4 moons

1 Large or two medium cloves of garlic sliced into batons

1 Bunch Broccolini – Stemmed – halved if chunky and steamed in the microwave for 2 and a half minutes.

Good handful of fresh basil ( more if you want but my basil plant is struggling)

1/4 bunch coriander ( leaves only chopped)

1 cup Raw Cashews toasted gently in a dry fry pan

SAUCE:

1 Tablespoon Kechap Manis ( Sweet thick Soy Sauce) ( or Coconut Aminos)

1 Tablespoon  Tamari or Soy Sauce – if using Kechap Manis – Good Shake of Fish Sauce if using Coconut Aminos

1 Teaspoon Minced Ginger

1 Teaspoon Minced Chilli ( or Sambal Olek)

3 Tablespoons of Tar 10 Watermelon and Chilli Vinegar Finishing Sauce OR Sweet Chilli Sauce if you can’t get this.

COMBINE and set to one side to add at the end.

METHOD:

Heat a good splurge of garlic or onion flavoured olive oil in a heavy based pan or wok. Batch fry your chicken strips setting aside after each batch.

Add back into you pan when done – and add the onion and the garlic. Fry until just fragrant. Add Steamed Broccolini and  Cashews. Add reserved sauce. Turn off the heat and throw in your fresh herbs. SERVE over brown rice and eat.

If you want more chilli add some fresh red chillies or Sriracha Sauce.

Enjoy!