Chicken & Mushroom Fried Rice
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Total: 20 mins
A splish of hoisin sauce, a splash of tamari and a splosh of sesame oil bring bags of flavour to this quick fried rice. It’s sizzled with succulent pieces of chicken, mushrooms and leek, plus an aromatic dash of China 5 spice.
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563 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 150g white basmati rice
  • 250g diced chicken leg
  • 1 leek
  • 200g white mushrooms
  • 2 tsp China 5 spice
  • 2 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
From your kitchen
  • 300ml boiling water
  • Sea salt
  • ½ tbsp sunflower, coconut or olive oil
You'll need
  • Small pan with a lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Wok or deep frying pan
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Fill your kettle and boil it. Rinse the rice under cold water and tip into a small pan. Add 300ml boiling water and a pinch of salt. Pop on a lid, bring to the boil and turn the heat right down. Very gently cook for 8 mins till all the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender.

  • 2.

    While the rice is cooking, put a wok or deep frying pan on a high heat and add ½ tbsp oil and the chicken. Fry, stirring often, for 8 mins till golden brown all over.

  • 3.

    While the chicken fries, trim the roots and top 3cm off the leek. Slice a cross in the top of the leek and open it out so you can rinse out any grit. Finely slice the leek and put a pinch of very finely sliced leek to one side for garnishing. Rinse and tear the mushrooms into pieces.

  • 4.

    Add the leek and mushrooms to the wok. Stir fry for 5 mins, till the veg are soft and look glossy.

  • 5.

    Add 2 tsp China 5 spice to the wok with 2 tbsp tamari and 1 tbsp hoisin sauce. Stir fry for 2 mins till the dish is aromatic.

  • 6.

    Tip the rice into the wok. Fry, stirring, for 1 min to mix everything together. Add 1 tbsp sesame oil to the wok and stir a few times to mix. Taste the rice and add a pinch of salt if you think it needs it. Divide the rice between 2 warm bowls and serve, garnished with the finely sliced leek.

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