This week, children from Years 2, 3, 4 and 6 had the wonderful opportunity to prepare, cook and eat their own Chinese dish, in celebration of Chinese New Year, under the fantastic guidance of Darren, from Roots to Food. Darren commented that the children were fantastic and loved the taste of their own cooking. Please see the recipe below:
Cantonese Chicken and Vegetables with a Five Spice Rice (serves 4)
4 Small Chicken Breast diced
4tbls Light Soy Sauce
1tbls Clear Honey
1 Small Red Onion thinly sliced
4 Spring Onion thinly sliced
50g Sugar Snap Peas chopped in half
1 Whole Carrot peeled and sliced thinly
½ tsp Chinese Five Spice
1 Small Red Pepper sliced
1 Small Yellow Pepper sliced
200g East Cook Long Grain Rice
50g Beansprouts
30g Fresh Ginger finely chopped
2 Garlic Cloves
Water for steaming
Method
1. Cook the rice in a saucepan with the Chinse Five Spice
2. Place the chicken into a clean bowl and add the ginger, soy sauce and stir, mix and fold together to marinade.
3. Heat a non-stick frying pan or saucepan or wok (with lid) until hot with a little oil
4. Sear the chicken in the hot pan for two minutes on each side, add 2 tbls water place the lid on the pan and steam for 90 seconds. Remove the lid carefully
5. Add the red onion and sliced carrots to the chicken and steam for a further 1 minute with the lid on.
6. Now remove the lid carefully again and add the sugar snaps, peppers, spring onion, beansprouts, soy sauce and honey
7. Steam with the lid on gently for 1 minute, remove the lid, keep simmering to reduce the liquid
8. Serve in to the centre of four plates with the cooked rice
9. Enjoy