Description
A simple recipe for stir-fried shredded chicken, inspired by the Balinese dish be siap mesitsit. This recipe uses readymade chilli garlic sauce and concentrated chicken stock for a quick and easy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g chicken breast
- 3 inches garlic, peeled and sliced
- Pinch of pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil for stir-frying
- 3 shallots, peeled and sliced
- 1 tbsp chopped spring onions
- 1 tbsp chilli garlic sauce or paste
- 1 tsp Indonesian sweet soy sauce (or Chinese dark soy sauce)
- 1 tsp concentrated chicken stock
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil the chicken breast over very low heat for about 30 min (or until the chicken is done), along with the garlic, the pinch of peppers, and some salt.
- Remove the chicken breast and shred.
- Heat up the vegetable oil in a frying pan or a wok, over medium heat. Add the shallots. Sauté the shallots until they soften, about 3 minutes.
- Add the chopped spring onions, sauté for another minute.
- Add the shredded chicken, chilli garlic sauce, sweet soy sauce, and concentrated chicken stock. Stir-fry for 3 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. Garnish with a sprinkle of chopped spring onions and serve.
Notes
- You can replace the Indonesian sweet soy sauce with Chinese dark soy sauce.
Keywords: Quick & Easy, Common ingredients, soy sauce, spicy