Chinese Chili Chicken

What you will need:

• 1 1b of chicken thighs or breasts
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp of sugar
• 2 tsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp dark sauce 
• 2 tsp cornflour ( cornstarch)
• 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 spring onions, cut them into short sections with the green and white parts separated
• 4-6 small fresh green chilies
• 2/3 cup Chicken stock

1. Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinate it with pepper, sugar, soysauce, one cloved crushed garlic and cornflour for 30 minutes. 
2.  Heat the oil in a pre-heated wok, add the chicken pieces and stir fry until lightly brown for about two minutes. Remove the chicken pieces and set aside.
3. Add the rest of the garlic, the white parts of the spring onions and stir fry until the garlic turns light brown. ( under medium heat)
4. Add the chicken pieces to the wok and stir with the garlic and onions for about a minute.
5. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
6. Add the remaining part of the spring onions ( green part) and the chili and cook for 3 minutes under medium-low.
7. Add the cornstarch to thicken the chicken stock.

Serve hot with steamed rice.