Bang Bang Chicken

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• Serves: 4 people
• Prep Time: 30 min

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Bang-Bang Chicken is a quick chinese dish.

Ingredients for the chicken

• 1 1/2 cucumbers
• 250g cooked chicken, cut into shreds
• 2 spring onions, green part only, finely sliced
• 30 g bean thread noodles
• 1 teaspoon seasalt
• 1 teaspoon roasted sesame oil

Ingredients for the peanut sauce

• 60g paenut butter
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1,5 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Chinese black rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
• 1 tablespoon roasted sesame oil
• 2 spring onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons of finely chopped ginger
• 2 tablespoons chili sauce (click here for recipe)
• 4-5 spoons of chicken broth

Directions/ Zubereitung

1. To prepare the peanut dressing, cmbine the peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, rice wine, sesame oil, spring onion, ginger, chili sauce and stock in a blender. Blend to a smooth paste, adding more chicken stock if needed. Pour into a bowl
2. Slice the cucumbers lengthways. Cut each half crossways into third, then cut each piece lengthways into thin slices about 5 cm long. Place the slices in a bowl, add salt, toss and set aside for 20 minutes.
3. Soak the noodles in hot water for 10 minutes, drain and cut them into 8 cm length. Blanch in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes, refresh in cold water and drain. Toss the noodles in sesame oil and put it on a plate. Put the cucumber on top, then add the chicken shreds. Pour over the peanut dressing and sprinkle with spring onions.