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Chilli chicken with chestnuts, black funghi and celery

Neil Perry
Neil Perry

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Neil Perry's Chilli chicken with chestnuts, black funghi and celery.
Neil Perry's Chilli chicken with chestnuts, black funghi and celery.WILLIAM MEPPEM

Supercharge the flavours at your next mealtime: all you need is a few interesting ingredients from the local Asian supermarket.

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Ingredients

  • 50g dried Chinese chestnuts

  • 400g free-range chicken thigh fillets, skin removed

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

  • 3 spring onions, cut into 5cm lengths

  • 40g fresh black funghi, roughly torn

  • 1 small bunch Chinese celery*

  • 2 tbsp chilli bean paste

  • 1 tbsp caster sugar

  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce

  • 1/2 cup chicken stock

  • 2 tsp sesame oil

  • 2 tsp chilli oil

  • coriander sprigs, to garnish

Method

  1. SOAK THE CHESTNUTS overnight in water. Drain and simmer in fresh water until tender (about 45-60 minutes).
    When cool, cut chestnuts in half.

    CUT EACH CHICKEN thigh fillet into four pieces. Remove leaves from celery. Roughly chop and reserve a small handful of the leaves. Trim the ends and cut the stalks into long diagonal slices.

    HEAT A LARGE WOK on a high heat until just smoking. Add oil and when hot add the chicken pieces. After stir-frying for about a minute to seal the chicken, add spring onion, funghi and celery. Quickly fry together for about 30 seconds, then add the chilli bean paste and cook for about a minute until fragrant.

    REDUCE HEAT and add the sugar, soy sauce and stock. Bring to a simmer, add the chestnuts and simmer gently for about 3-5 minutes until sauce is lightly thickened. Add the sesame and chilli oils and check the seasoning.

    SPOON INTO into a large, deep plate to share, garnish with the celery leaves and coriander sprigs and serve immediately.

    * Chinese celery is smaller than the common variety and adds aromatic flavour to stir-fries and soups. If you can't find it, substitute with regular celery.

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur, chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/recipes/chilli-chicken-with-chestnuts-black-funghi-and-celery-20150504-3vbik.html