Creamy chicken and mushrooms

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon walnut oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 rashers bacon, chopped
• 4 boneless chicken breast fillets, sliced
• 4 spring onions, chopped
• 375 g/12 oz mixed mushrooms
• 3 large field mushrooms
• ¼ cup/60 ml/2 fl oz brandy
• 1 cup/250 ml/8 fl oz cream
• ½ cup/125 ml/4 fl oz chicken stock
• freshly ground black pepper

method

• Heat oil in wok over a medium heat, add garlic and bacon and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until brown. Add chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes or until tender. Remove chicken mixture from wok, set aside and keep warm.
• Add spring onions and mixed and field mushrooms to wok and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until tender. Return chicken mixture to wok, stir in brandy, cream and stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until sauce reduces by half. Season to taste with black pepper.

tip from the chef

Most larger supermarkets and greengrocers sell a range of mushrooms-look out for varieties such as shiitake, oyster and enoki. If you can only find ordinary mushrooms, add a few dried ones for extra flavor-remember to soak them in warm water before using.