Chicken and broccoli is a chicken stir fry dish served at Chinese restaurants. Chicken and broccoli recipe is simple-stir fry with thin slices of chicken simmered in a soy, and garlic sauce.
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade:
- 0.6 lb /300g boneless skinless chicken breasts, (sliced 1/4 inch thick)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon rice wine, (Shaoxing wine or dry sherry)
Chicken Broccoli Sauce:
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/4 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Some black pepper
Stir Fry
- 10 oz /300g broccoli florets
- 3 cloves garlic, (minced)
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Mix the sauce- add all the sauce ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk until completely mixed. Set aside.
- Cut the chicken breast into 2 slices. Cut the chicken breast diagonally into 1/4-inch thick slices.
- Marinate the chicken breast with rice wine, soy sauce, and cornstarch. Mix well and set aside.
- Boil a bowl of water, add the broccoli and the oil. Cover the pot for 2 minutes and then remove it to a plate.
- Fry the chicken breast - Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add chicken in a single layer, garlic and carrots, in batches if necessary, and fry until browned, about 2 minutes per side.
- Add the sauce and broccoli and stir-fry for 1 minute. Season with a little black pepper.
- Serve - immediately with a side dish of rice.
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Tips & Notes:
- Cut the chicken breast into 2 slices and then diagonally into 1/4-inch thick slices. This way all the chicken pieces are the same thickness, they cook faster and are easier to prepare. It won't take as long to fry and the chicken will be tender and juicy.
- Always cut the chicken breast against the grain to loosen the tissue. This is how Chinese restaurants get tender and juicy chicken breasts that are not bland.
- Fry the chicken breast in a hot pan. Spread them out in the pan and don’t overlap them so that you can fry them until golden brown. Stir fry when the underside is golden brown.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 300g Calories: 204kcal (10%) Carbohydrates: 12g (4%) Protein: 23g (46%) Fat: 7g (11%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Cholesterol: 58mg (19%) Sodium: 916mg (40%) Potassium: 673mg (19%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 2g (2%) Vitamin A: 616IU (12%) Vitamin C: 86mg (104%) Calcium: 59mg (6%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
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