Honey Chilli Chicken

This is a quick and easy Chinese dish.

Ingredients:
1.5kg chicken, chopped into bite size pieces
flour
salt
oil for deep-frying
1 inch piece of root ginger, peeled and grated
30ml honey
10ml cornflour
85ml water
15ml Chinese chilli sauce
Juice of 1 lemon
10ml soy sauce
6 spring onions chopped

Method:
Coat the chicken pieces with flour that has been seasoned with salt.
Deep-fry the chicken in batches until golden brown.
Reduce the heat and cook for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Remove from the oil and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
Pour off excess oil, leaving about 15ml oil in the pan.
Add ginger and saute gently for about 1 minute.
Combine the cornflour, water, chilli sauce, lemon juice and soy sauce and add to the pan.
Stir until sauce boils and thickens.
Add the chicken to the sauce and stir for three minutes until the chicken is heated through and completely coated with sauce.
Add the spring onions, cooking for a further minute.
Serve with rice or noodles.

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