Fakeaway Chinese Chicken Curry That Will Give You Goosebumps

Another emotional video this week as I recount some of the most visceral memories of my childhood. Don't worry, I didn't go on Jim'll Fix it or anything like that. I'm just sharing some memories from back in the day that gave me goosebumps and made me cry a bit. You might feel that way after sampling this sensational Chinese Takeaway style recipe because it's so good, so enough of all my nonsense - here's the full recipe.

Chinese Takeaway Style Chicken Curry (Serves 2):

300g chicken breast marinated in -
1 tbsp soy sauce
Good pinch of salt and MSG
Pinch pepper
Half a tsp curry powder and chicken stock powder
Heaped tsp corn starch with a tbsp water
Splash of neutral oil

Curry sauce:

1 coarsely chopped medium onion
25g butter
250ml chicken stock
Generous half a tsp curry powder and turmeric
Generous 1 and a half tsps Chinese five spice
A quarter of a tsp each of cumin and ginger powder
Three quarters of a tsp salt
Pinch pepper
Half a tsp MSG
Half a tsp chilli powder
Generous half a tsp garlic powder
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
2-3 cloves of minced garlic
50g coconut milk
25g cornstarch stirred well into 50ml water
Add water to thin out
Frozen peas

Finish with a good glug of sesame oil and chilli flakes if you like. Enjoy!

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