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Bangla Chinese Chicken Vegetable Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Bangladeshi, Chinese
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 6-8 garlic cloves (minced/finely sliced)
  • 1/2 large onion (cut into 1 inch cubes, about 2 cups)
  • 1 small chicken breast (diced, about 1 cup) + pinch of salt & pepper to taste
  • 1/4 green papaya - optional (sliced into 1.5 inch long pieces, about 1 cup)
  • 1 large carrot (sliced thin into 1.5 inch long strips, about 2/3 cup)
  • 1/4 head of cabbage (cut into 1 inch cubes, about 2 cups)
  • 8-10 green chilis (split) - deseed if you want less spicy
  • 1 package baby corn (sliced in half lengthwise or through the middle or both, about 1/2 cup)

Sauce

  • 2 cups water or unsalted chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp corn starch (mix with stock/water)
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • Light pinch of tasting salt (msg)

Instructions
 

  • Wash and slice all your veggies and the chicken. Take out all sauce ingredients, and mix the cornstarch with the liquid.
  • If using hard veggies - Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil, add in some salt, and then your hard veggies (green papaya, carrots if cut thick, baby corn if you like them soft). Boil for a couple minutes until just softened (raw papaya takes about 3-4 minutes). Strain it and spread out on a plate to cool, or immediately put into a bowl of ice cold water to keep them crisp.
  • Heat your pan on medium high. Add in the oil, garlic, and onions. Fry until the garlic starts to brown a little. Then scoop everything out of the pan, leaving the oil.
  • Add in a bit more oil if needed, the chicken pieces, and some salt and pepper. Fry for a few minutes until all the pieces are browned, then scoop it out of the pan.
  • Then throw in the rest of your veggies. Starting with the hardest ones. Stir fry for a couple minutes until they soften a little but don't brown them too much.
  • Then add in all of your sauce ingredients, the pre boiled veggies, chicken, onion, and garlic.
  • Let everything come up to a simmer and cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens and the veggies are soft to your liking. Do not overcook the veggies.
  • Taste and adjust salt/sugar/pepper/msg if needed, and take it off the heat.
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