Chicken Breast with Wok Vegetables

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breast fillets (cut into 2 cm wide strips)
• 2 stalks leeks (cleaned and sliced into rings)
• 1 red bell pepper (de-seeded and cut into fine strips)
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 2 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 4 tbsp oil
• 2 star anise
• 200 ml chicken broth
• 2 tbsp rice wine
• Salt
• pepper (ground)
• 2 tbsp peanuts

Instructions

1. 1.

   Caramelize the sugar and water in a hot wok until bright yellow syrupy, then brush the chicken strips with it. Sear the meat in 2 tbsp oil in the wok, remove and keep warm.

2. 2.

   Sauté the bell pepper for about 2 minutes in the wok, add leeks, pressed garlic, and ginger, briefly stir-fry, then add the meat, broth, peanuts, and star anise; cook while stirring for about 4 minutes. Remove the star anise and season with rice wine, salt, and pepper.

3. 3.

   Serve with rice.