Crunchy Snow Pea & Chicken Stir Fry

Crunchy Snow Pea & Chicken Stir Fry

From Stonesoup

This stir fry came about because I had a bag of snow peas lurking in the fridge and had been struggling for inspiration. I was blown away with how delicious the sweet crunchy veg were. The next week I gave it a whirl as a main course. Here it is!

Enough for 2
Takes: 20 minutes
4 chicken thigh fillets or other protein (see below), sliced
2 really large handfuls snow peas (mange tout), topped
2-4 cloves garlic
3-4 tablespoons oyster sauce
large handful cashew nuts, to serve

1. Heat a little oil in a wok or large frying pan. Cook the chicken, stirring often for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink when you cut into a piece.

2. Place chicken in a clean bowl.

3. Quickly add a little more oil to the pan. Add snow peas and cook, stirring often for about 2 minutes.

4. Crush garlic into the wok and keep cooking and stirring until the snow peas are a little charred but still crunchy.

5. Return chicken to the pan. Add oyster sauce. Taste and season with more sauce if needed.

6. Serve ASAP with cashews.

Variations

vegetarian – use vegetarian oyster sauce (it does exist) or replace with soy sauce. Skip the chicken and serve the stir fry with 2 fried eggs per person. OR replace the chicken with firm tofu, tempeh or a drained can of cannellini beans.

vegan – as above for the oyster sauce. And replace the chicken with firm tofu or a drained can of cannellini beans.

side dish – skip the chicken.

nut-free – replace cashews with finely chopped red capsicum (bell pepper) for colour and crunch.

garlic-free – just skip it or replace with finely chopped red chilli and/or ginger.

herby – serve with a few handfuls of coriander leaves (cilantro) or mint or basil.

hot! – add in a few chopped red chillies.

different protein – chicken breast, white fish fillets, salmon, fresh tuna, pork fillet, lamb back straps or lamb fillet, steak, beef fillet, any minced (ground) meat or poultry.

carb lovers / more substantial – serve with steamed rice or or Fergal’s fried rice.

more substantial (low carb) – add extra cashews.

Waste Avoidance Strategy

chicken, snow peas – freeze.

garlic, oyster sauce, cashew nuts – pantry.