One-pan spicy chicken

Try this speedy one-pan wonder from Adam Liaw. Seasoned chicken thighs are cooked with aromatic onion, garlic and capsicum, then made saucy with chilli oil, tomatoes, soy and butter. Garnish with fresh spring onions to serve.

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 800 g chicken thigh fillets
• salt and black pepper
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 brown onion, thickly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 red capsicum, thickly sliced
• 3 tbsp chilli oil or Sriracha
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• ½ cup chicken stock
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 20 g butter
• 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
• sliced spring onion, to serve

Instructions

1. Season the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper, then toss in the cornstarch. Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Fry the chicken until browned, then add the onion, garlic and capsicum and fry until softened.
2. Add the chilli oil (or Sriracha), tomato sauce, stock, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the butter and tomatoes and stir for 1 minute, or until the tomatoes soften. Serve with sliced spring onion.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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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.

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