Thai Chicken Stir Fry
The recipe was given to us by Country singer, TV personality and owner of McK Grill, Megan McKenna as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations. Homemade sweet chilli sauce is a gamechanger, and you won’t believe how quick this meal is to make
Credited to: Coeliac UK
Kcal: 474.4
Difficulty: Pretty easy
Serves 2
10 mins prep
15 mins cooking time
Ingredients
For the homemade sweet chilli sauce
- 300ml water
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 red chilli peppers, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
For the stir fry
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- ½ head cabbage, shredded
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 60g mushrooms (any variety)
- 100g pak choi
- 1 bunch spring onion
- 80g beansprouts
- 40g spinach
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
*Check Coeliac UK’s Gluten free food checker app for suitable products.
Method
1. First make the sweet chilli sauce. Add the water to the cornflour and mix them together in a saucepan. Now add all the remaining sauce ingredients to the pan.
2. Bring the contents of the saucepan to the boil, then simmer for 1 minute. Reserve until needed.
3. Divide the coconut oil between a frying pan and a wok, and heat. Add the chicken to the frying pan and the vegetables to the wok. Cook the chicken until it turns brown, then add it to the cooked vegetables.
4. Pour in the homemade Thai sweet chilli sauce and stir. Serve with rice or gluten free noodles* and gluten free soy sauce* to taste.
2. Bring the contents of the saucepan to the boil, then simmer for 1 minute. Reserve until needed.
3. Divide the coconut oil between a frying pan and a wok, and heat. Add the chicken to the frying pan and the vegetables to the wok. Cook the chicken until it turns brown, then add it to the cooked vegetables.
4. Pour in the homemade Thai sweet chilli sauce and stir. Serve with rice or gluten free noodles* and gluten free soy sauce* to taste.
Nutritional information per serving
Kcal
474.4
Fat
18.5g
Carbs
44g
Protein
35.3g
Fibre
6.6g
Sugars
29.8g
Hints and tips:
If you decide to serve with noodles, rinse them with cold water once they’re tender to stop them from overcooking. Then toss with a little sesame oil – this helps to prevent clumping.
