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Sweet and Spicy Sticky Chicken Recipe
Photo: Lily Banse

Sweet and Spicy Sticky Chicken Recipe

12 ingredients 4 servings openrecipes

An amazing combination of sweet and spicy in the typical Asian style from my recent cookbook- Simple Real Food.It is a great crowd pleaser developed for one...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

520
Calories
38g
Protein
5g
Fat
74g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Daikon Radish 1/2 cup (58g) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup for the salad
  • 2 Tb. fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 Tb. minced fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 8 chicken thighs without the bone
  • 2 large carrots, peeled, julienne
  • 1/2 daikon radish, peeled, julienne
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • cilantro sprigs, garnish

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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