Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup
Also known as Easy Chicken Soup, Pepper Chicken Soup · Non-veg · Soups & Salads
Good for: Rainy Day
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3 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Chinese pepper chicken soup in a wok with chicken, carrot, ginger and pepper, thickened with cornflour. Quick, medium-spicy, serves 4, 25 minutes, video.
High proteinLow calorie
Ingredients
13 itemsBlack Pepper Powder1 tbsp
Sunflower Oil2 tbsp
Garlic, Finely Chopped1 tbsp
Water4 cup
MSG½ tsp
Coriander Leaves, Chopped2 tbsp
Ginger, Finely Chopped2 tsp
Green Chilli, Finely Chopped1
Onion, Chopped1
Carrot, Chopped2
Corn Starch Slurry3 tbsp
Chicken Boneless Cubes250 grams
Salt1.5 tsp
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 194kcal | 776kcal |
| Protein | 15g | 60g |
| Carbohydrate | 11g | 45g |
| Fat | 9.6g | 38g |
| Fibre | 2g | 8g |
| Sugar | 2.6g | 10g |
Cookd masalas for chicken boneless cubes
Method
- 1
Heat a pan/wok, add oil. Add ginger, garlic and saute for a few seconds. Add the onions and saute till it turns translucent. Add the carrots and chicken cubes and saute for a minute.
Sunflower OilGarlicGingerGreen ChilliOnionCarrotChicken Boneless Cubes
- 2
Add water and bring it to a boil. Season the soup and mix it well.
Black Pepper PowderWaterMSGSalt
- 3
Add cornflour slurry and mix well till the mixture thickens. Add chopped coriander leaves, give it one final mix and take it off the flame. Serve it hot.
Coriander LeavesCorn Starch Slurry
Before you start
- How long does Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup?
- 250 grams Chicken Boneless Cubes, 1 tbsp Black Pepper Powder, 1 Green Chilli, 1 Onion, 2 Carrot, 2 tbsp Sunflower Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Chinese Pepper Chicken Soup?
- About 194 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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