Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry (extra sauce!)

Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry (extra sauce!)

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Mains
16 min
5 servings
239 kcal / serving

Recipe video above. Big batch stir fry made with chicken and broccoli, and lots and lots of sauce - because broccoli florets hold lots of sauce but I still want some to soak my rice!This sauce uses the minimum ingredients you can get away with but still make something that stacks up to real Chinese take out. Chinese cooking wine (shoaxing wine) is the restaurant secret - just a small splash adds depth of flavour into the sauce.Shortcut using Charlie - see Note 5 (the sauce in this recipe is basically Charlie!).

Ingredients

  • 500 g1 lb chicken breast, thinly sliced ((or boneless thighs, do not tenderise))
  • 1 ½ tspbaking soda / bi-carb soda ((note 1))
  • 2 tbspcornflour/cornstarch
  • 3 tbsplight soy sauce (, or all purpose soy (note 2))
  • 1 ½ tbspchinese cooking wine ((shaoxing wine) or mirin (note 3))
  • 3 tbspoyster sauce ((note 4))
  • 2 tspsesame oil (, toasted (note 5))
  • white pepper ((sub black))
  • 2 tbspoil (, peanut, vegetable or canola)
  • ½onion (, sliced)
  • 2garlic cloves (, finely minced with knife)
  • 400 g14 oz broccoli florets (, broken/cut into small bite size pieces (2 medium heads, ~5 cups))
  • 1 ¼ cupswater
  • white rice (or other rice of choice)

Directions

  1. 1

    Tenderise chicken: Consider tenderising chicken breast using this method. (Not needed for thigh)

  2. 2

    Broccoli: steam or boil using preferred method until cooked to your taste (it won't cook any further in the stir fry). I usually microwave steam 3 minutes on high. Drain well (waterlogged florets = diluted sauce).

  3. 3

    Sauce: Mix cornflour and soy sauce until lump free, then mix in remaining ingredients.

  4. 4

    Cook aromatics: Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, stir for 10 seconds until garlic starts to go golden.

  5. 5

    Cook chicken: Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through.

  6. 6

    Thicken sauce: Add broccoli, Sauce and water. Stir well and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the Sauce thickens and becomes glossy, and coats the ingredients.

  7. 7

    Serve over rice!