Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

Over the weekend I had a taste for some spicy, lime infused chicken but I ended up being too lazy to go to the store and get the chicken. You see, I had the house to myself on Sunday. I started out good. I ran with the dogs and then mowed the lawn. The problem began when I sat down by the fire with a book. I kind of grew roots and accomplished nothing from that point on and I just had soup for dinner.

Well, yesterday I stopped at the store on the way home from the office and purchased what I needed to make my spicy chicken. I used my housemates for the guinea pigs on this one since I’ve never made it before. I think it might have pushed their pain threshold a bit, with the hot peppers, but they ate it all up.

1 lb. chicken thighs, cut into strips

4 cloves of garlic, sliced

1 tbs. thinly sliced ginger

Cajun seasoning

Fish sauce

Juice of 4 limes

Red pepper flakes

Olive oil

5 Serrano peppers cut into strips

1 bell pepper cut into strips 

1 large onion cut into strips

Toasted Sesame oil

Preparation

Place the chicken, garlic, a sprinkle of cajun seasoning, a splash of fish sauce, a dash of red pepper flakes and half of the lime juice from three limes into a zip lock bag. Add a splash of olive oil to it. Let that sit for a half hour at room temperature.

Heat a wok until it is very hot. Add enough olive oil to coat the bottom and then add the chicken mixture. Stir fry that until the chicken is cooked through and it is starting to brown. The liquid will sizzle off as it cooks. Remove the chicken to a bowl. 

Reheat the wok and then add a splash more of olive oil to it. Add the onions, hot peppers and bell peppers. Cook until the onions start to clarify. Add the chicken back in. Stir until everything is sizzling. Add the rest of the lime juice and another drizzle of fish sauce. Splash in a little toasted sesame oil stir and serve.

Serving

Serve your chicken over rice. Place a big pile of rice on a plate and spoon on the chicken. Have plenty of hot sauce and soy sauce available. You also want stir fried broccoli to go with this. Now all you need is some homemade bread and butter, some soup to start and a plate of cut up vegetables. Open an ice cold Vinho Verde to wash everything down. 

We also had a large bowl of chopped pineapple on the table. My housemates spooned pineapple over their chicken and swore it was a great addition. I tried it and it wasn't bad, but I prefer my pineapple as dessert and not as a topping for my spicy chicken. Give it a try and see what you think.

For dessert, serve a large fruit salad, chopped pineapple and some homemade cookies.