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Chinese Chicken Served with Iceberg Lettuce

Chinese Chicken Served with Iceberg Lettuce

Light but full of flavour, this zingy recipe is a super-fast solution for speedy summer dining.


Instructions

  1. 1

    In a small bowl mix the orange zest, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, caster sugar, chilli flakes and black pepper, then set to one side.


  2. 2

    Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the spring onions until softened. Add the carrot and chicken and stir fry until the chicken is cooked through, this should take about 5 minutes.


  3. 3

    Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring for 1-2 minutes.


  4. 4

    Pour over the dressing and continue to cook for further 2 minutes. Sprinkle over the coriander.


  5. 5

    Separate the lettuce leaves and place on a platter.


  6. 6

    To serve, spoon some of the chicken mixture into a lettuce leaf, folding the edges of leaf in to form a little parcel and eat.


Ingredients

  • 1 orange, zest only
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 bunch spring onions, sliced thinly on the diagonal
  • 4 carrots, cut into matchsticks
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 680g chicken mini breast fillets, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
  • 1 iceberg lettuce

Serves 4

Total time required 25 mins

  • Preparation time: 15 mins
  • Cooking time: 10 mins