Recipe
Salt & Pepper Fakeaway Share Box
A generous Chinese fakeaway share box with crisp chips, chicken, prawns and squid tossed with peppers, onion, garlic, spring onions and warming salt-and-pepper seasoning for an easy crowd-pleasing dinner.
Ingredients
Method
20 mins prep25 mins cook45 mins total
Cook the oven chips according to the packet instructions until crisp and golden.
Mix the salt, black pepper, Chinese five spice and cornflour in a bowl. Toss the chicken pieces and squid rings through the mixture until lightly coated.
Heat half the oil in a large wok or frying pan over high heat. Stir-fry the chicken for 5 to 6 minutes until golden and cooked through, then transfer to a plate.
Add the remaining oil and stir-fry the squid for 2 minutes. Add the prawns and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more, until pink and opaque; transfer to the plate.
Add the onion and peppers to the hot pan and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 30 seconds.
Return the chicken and seafood to the pan, add the soy sauce and toss for 1 minute. Fold through the crisp chips and most of the spring onions, then serve with the remaining spring onions scattered over.
Notes
Cook the chicken and seafood in batches over high heat so they sear rather than steam. Add the chips only at the end to keep their edges crisp.
About this recipe
This Salt and Pepper Fakeaway Share Box brings the best bits of a takeaway platter together at home. Crisp oven chips are paired with golden chicken, prawns and tender squid, then tossed with peppers, onion, garlic and a savoury salt-and-pepper coating. It makes a generous centrepiece for a relaxed meal with plenty of contrasting textures.
Cook the chips until deeply golden, then work in batches so the chicken and seafood sear rather than steam. Finish everything in the hot pan with soy sauce, spring onions and Chinese five spice. The result is fast, punchy and easy to share, with the seasoning clinging to every crisp edge and tender piece.
