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Honey, lemon & ginger stir-fry

Honey, lemon & ginger stir-fry

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this delicious stir-fry and if you have a cold, the honey, lemon and ginger should help kick that too!

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

What you need:

  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp Sunflower oil
  • 4 chicken breasts, finely sliced into strips
  • 6cm piece peeled ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 yellow pepper, sliced into strips
  • 1 leek, sliced on the angle into 0.5cm rings
  • 1 (200g) mixed pack mange tout & baby sweet corn (mange tout halved on the angle and sweet corn cut into small disks)
  • 4 portions Blue Dragon Whole-wheat Noodles (soaked according to pack instructions)
  • 1 tbsp runny honey
  • Juice of a whole lemon
  • 6 tbsp Blue Dragon Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Blue Dragon Sesame oil

What you do:

  1. Lightly toast the sesame seeds in a dry wok, on a medium heat. When lightly toasted set aside.
  2. Heat the sunflower oil in the wok and add the chicken. Cook until tender.
  3. Add the ginger, pepper, leeks and baby sweet corn pieces. Add a couple of tablespoons of water and stir fry for 3-5 minutes until the vegetables are tender but retain bite.
  4. Add the mange tout, the pre-soaked noodles and toss in the chicken and vegetables.
  5. Add the lemon juice, honey, soy sauce and sesame oil. Toss again until coated.
  6. Serve, sprinkled with the toasted sesame seeds.

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