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Chicken with bellaverde & black bean sauce

Chicken with bellaverde & black bean sauce

A really healthy meal full of flavour and will put dinner on the table for four people in just 20 minutes

  • Preparation: 10 mins
  • Cooking: 10 mins
  • Serves: 4

What you need:

  • 400g Bellaverde® broccoli
  • 30ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 60ml/4 tbsp unsalted cashew nuts
  • 4 Chicken breast fillets, sliced
  • 2.5cm/1in piece root ginger, peeled and grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
  • 4tbsp/60ml Chinese cooking wine (or dry sherry)
  • 6 tbsp/90ml black bean sauce
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

What you do:

  1. Wash and prepare the bellaverde® by trimming a little off the end of each spear. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, add the cashews and stir fry for 1 min or until they are golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  2. Add the chicken to the wok and stir fry for 5 mins, or until pale golden. Add the bellaverde® and 3 tbsp water stir fry for a further 1 min, then cover and cook for a further 2 mins.
  3. Remove the lid, stir in the ginger, garlic and onions then stir fry for a further 1 min. Add the wine or sherry and black bean sauce, followed by the cashews. Serve straight away with rice or noodles.

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