Easy Stir-fried Shredded Chicken
A simple recipe for stir-fried shredded chicken, inspired by the Balinese dish be siap mesitsit. This recipe uses readymade chilli garlic sauce and concentrated chicken stock for a quick and easy meal.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200g chicken breast
- 3 inches garlic, peeled and sliced
- Pinch of pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil for stir-frying
- 3 shallots, peeled and sliced
- 1 tbsp chopped spring onions
- 1 tbsp chilli garlic sauce or paste
- 1 tsp Indonesian sweet soy sauce (or Chinese dark soy sauce)
- 1 tsp concentrated chicken stock
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- 1
Boil the chicken breast over very low heat for about 30 min (or until the chicken is done), along with the garlic, the pinch of peppers, and some salt.
- 2
Remove the chicken breast and shred.
- 3
Heat up the vegetable oil in a frying pan or a wok, over medium heat. Add the shallots. Sauté the shallots until they soften, about 3 minutes.
- 4
Add the chopped spring onions, sauté for another minute.
- 5
Add the shredded chicken, chilli garlic sauce, sweet soy sauce, and concentrated chicken stock. Stir-fry for 3 minutes.
- 6
Turn off the heat. Garnish with a sprinkle of chopped spring onions and serve.