Lunar New Year is the celebration of the first new moon in a lunar year, similar to the New years day on the Gregorian calendar. This celebration is most commonly known as Chinese New Year however, it is celebrated across most Asian countries.
In celebration of the year of the Ox I am making spicy honey garlic chicken springrolls that have the most amazing dipping sauce!
Let’s get cooking…
Start by sautéing the chicken and onions for 5 minutes until just beginning to colour. Add in the seasonings and kale and simmer for 10 minutes. Then add in the carrots and turn off the heat.
Allow the mixture to cool for 30 minutes before filling the springrolls.
Lay 1 sheet of springroll pastry so that it looks like a diamond then place 1 tablespoon of filling along the top. Fold top piece of the pastry over the filling, then bring in the sides and roll into a cigar shape. Bake at 180C for 20 minutes until golden.
While the springrolls bake mix together the ingredients for sauce.
Serve hot with lots of sauce to dip!
Ingredients
250g chicken thigh fillets
2 tsp oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1 small carrot, grated
1/2 bunch kale, chopped
1/2 tsp salt
2 tblsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tblsp honey
1 tblsp rice wine vinegar
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 red chilli, minced
1 tsp sesame oil
8 springroll sheets or phyllo pastry cut into squares
- Sauce
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tblsp rice wine vinegar
1 tblsp soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tblsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tblsp water
1 tsp lime juice
Directions
- Start by sautéing the chicken and onions for 5 minutes until just beginning to colour
- Add in the seasonings and kale and simmer for 10 minutes
- Then add in the carrots and turn off the heat. Allow the mixture to cool for 30 minutes before filling the springrolls
- Lay 1 sheet of springroll pastry so that it looks like a diamond then place 1 tablespoon of filling along the top.
- Fold top piece of the pastry over the filling, then bring in the sides and roll into a cigar shape
- Bake at 180C for 20 minutes until golden.
- While the springrolls bake mix together the ingredients for sauce.
- Serve hot with lots of sauce to dip!
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