Nutty Chicken Fillet with Veggies

Hi again! How about if we try another variation in cooking chicken fillet? Let's add some veggies and peanuts. Hmmm... crunchy peanuts!

Nutty Chicken Fillet with Veggies 

Ingredients: 

• 1 kilo chicken boneless chicken breast or fillet
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 thumb-sized ginger, peeled cut into strips
• 2Tbsp whole peppercorns
• 1 large carrot, julienned
• 4 bird's eye chilies, cut
• 1 large bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp vinegar
• 1 chicken bouillon
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 5 Tbsp cornstarch dissolved in water
• msg (optional)
• 1 tsp chili powder

How to cook:

• Make a marinade consisting of : 3 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp vinegar, 2 Tbsp olive oil, 3 Tbsp cornstarch, 1 tsp whole peppercorns. Put the chicken and marinate for 30 minutes. Mix well.

• Heat oil in cooking pan. Put the peppercorns and red chilies and saute.

• Add the marinated chicken and stir-fry. 
• When chicken has browned, remove and set aside.
• You may use the same pan. Saute ginger, then garlic and onions.

• Put the carrots, then red bell pepper. Stir- fry.

• Add the peanuts and continue stirring.

• For the sauce, put in the unused remaining ingredients stated above. 
• Pour the sauce and blend with the sauteed  veggies and peanuts.
• Now, add in the chicken, peppercorns and red chilies stir-fried earlier.
• Mix well with sauce and make sure the chicken pieces are coated well. 

• Check the taste and adjust seasonings according to your preference. (More spicy, add ground pepper and red chilies. Sweeter, add sugar.)
• Turn off heat. Transfer to a serving dish.
• Done!

Hmmmm.... yummy and crunchy! Don't forget to cook this fast! We want the veggies and peanuts to be crunchy! 

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Until next time! <3 - jewel

Note: 

You may add more peanuts and cashew nuts, too.