This Asian caramel chicken is a winner

• Garlic: 4 cloves, crushed
• Red chillies: 2, thinly sliced
• Ginger: 1 x 5 cm piece, peeled and grated
• Olive oil: 4 tablespoons
• Free range chicken breasts: 4
• Soya sauce: 1/2 cup
• Dark treacle sugar: 3 tablespoons
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Chinese noodles: 400 g
• Fish sauce: 1 teaspoon
• Coriander: 1/2 cup, chopped
• Ripe mangoes: 2
• Red or green tomatoes: 2, sliced, or papaya, for serving

1. In a hot pan, stir-fry the garlic, chilli and ginger with 2 tablespoons olive oil for 1–2 minutes, or until crisp and fragrant. Set aside.
2. Cut each chicken breast into three equal portions and toss in the remaining olive oil.
3. Place a large pan over a high heat and, when hot, add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
4. Add the soya sauce, treacle sugar and a good crack of black pepper. Swirl around until the sugar dissolves and the sauce becomes sticky, then remove from the heat.
5. Add the Chinese noodles, then toss with the fish sauce, coriander and mango or papaya.
6. Serve with the garlic, ginger, chilli and tomatoes.

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