Quick bite: How to make this delicious chicken pad Thai

This delightful recipe serves one.

You’ll need

• 50g fresh rice noodles
• 5ml olive oil
• 5g brown sugar
• 150g skinless chicken breast, cut into 4cm pieces
• 1tsp garlic powder
• 50g fresh bean sprouts
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced
• Juice of ½ lime , plus a wedge to serve
• 10ml light soy sauce
• 10ml fish sauce
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 medium egg
• 10g unsalted peanuts, crushed
• Small handful of freshly chopped coriander
• Black pepper

Method

1. Half-fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the noodles and simmer for four to six minutes until tender. Drain and set aside.
2. While the noodles are cooking, put a medium frying pan over a medium heat, then add the oil, brown sugar, chicken and garlic powder. Cook for five minutes.
3. Reduce the heat, then add the bean sprouts, spring onions, lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce and red chilli, then season with pepper and cook for a further five minutes.
4. Crack in the egg and stir thoroughly for three to four minutes.
5. Plate up the noodles, followed by the chicken mixture, garnishing with the crushed peanuts, lime wedge and chopped coriander.

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