serves
2
prep
10 minutes
cook
10 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
10
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Stream free On Demand
Flash In The Pan
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • cooking • 25m
PG
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • cooking • 25m
PG
Ingredients
- 250 g chicken thigh fillets, thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp potato starch
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar, divided
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 3 dried red chillies, broken into pieces
- ½ bunch choy sum, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 2 tbsp Chinese olive paste
- 1 tsp cornflour mixed into ¼ cup cold water
Marinating time: 10 minutes
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, baking soda, starch, soy sauce and half the sugar with a drizzle of oil. Mix well to combine and set aside to marinate for 10 minutes, before using.
- When ready to cook, heat half the remaining oil in a large frying pan or wok over high heat. Add the chicken and stir-fry until just cooked through.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken from the wok to a plate. Return the pan to the heat with the remaining oil, the garlic and chillies and stir-fry for a further minute, or until fragrant. Add the choy sum and stir-fry for 1 minute, or until wilted.
- Return the chicken to the wok with the wine, Chinese olive paste and remaining sugar and toss until well combined. Thicken the sauce with the cornflour slurry, then remove from the heat. Transfer the chicken with choy sum and Chinese olives to a serving plate and serve.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.
Want more from The Cook Up? Stream all the seasons here and for free at
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
Stream free On Demand
Flash In The Pan
