Brazillian Chicken Stir Fry.

This stir fry is quick and easy to prepare. For those days when you just don’t have time to make a three-course meal.

Preparation time: 15mins

Cooking time: 20mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
·  1 tsp ground pepper 
·   ½ tsp cayenne pepper
·   1/3 cup soy sauce
·   ¼ cup coconut milk
 ·  1 tbsp tomato puree
·   4 tbsp olive oil
·   4 boneless chicken breast, diced  
·   2 medium red bell peppers, sliced
·   1 scotch bonnet, diced
·   2 jalapeno peppers, diced
·   1 medium pineapple, diced
·   1 tbsp grated ginger
·   2 cloves of garlic, grated
·   1 cup cooked black beans, if from can then rinsed and drained
·   1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Steps

1.     In a small bowl mix together the ground pepper and cayenne. In a medium bowl mix together the soy sauce, coconut milk and tomato puree.

2.      Toss the diced chicken with a drizzle of soy sauce.

3.     Heat a large wok over high heat and add two tablespoons of oil and once hot, add the chicken. Stir fry the chicken for about 5 minutes or until cooked through and browned all over. Then remove and set aside.

4.     Return the wok to high heat, add another tablespoon of oil and the bell peppers, scotch bonnet and jalapeno peppers. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes, then add the pineapple, ginger and garlic. Continue to cook the veggies for another 3 minutes or until the pineapple is just beginning to caramelize.

5.     Sprinkle your spices over the veggies and cook 1 minute. Pour in the soy sauce mixture and return the chicken to the wok. Continue cooking the stir fry for about 3 minutes or until the sauce coats the chicken. Stir in the black beans and remove from the heat. Stir in the chopped parsley. Serve the stir fry over coconut rice if possible but white rice is fine too.