Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry with Sherry Sauce. This recipe is dependable, delicious and downright easy. A favorite for sure.
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Save this recipe for a weekend project. It takes about an hour from start to finish. And worth every minute of prep. And there’s sauce wouldn’t be great with shrimp or beef stir fry.
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Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast cubed, about 2 breasts
- 3 scallions whites only, thinly sliced on an angle
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1- inch piece peeled fresh ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
- cup About 1/3 water
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 5 cups fresh broccoli trimmed and sliced, stalks and florets into medium pieces (keep the 2 cuts separate)
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes optional
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- Garnish: toasted sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, toss the chicken with the scallion whites, about half the garlic and ginger, the soy sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon of the cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of the salt, the sherry, and the sesame oil. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining cornstarch with 1/3 cup water.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and heat. Add the broccoli stems, and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the florets and the remaining garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons of water, and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Stir-fry until the broccoli is bright green but still crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Get the skillet good and hot again, and then heat 2 more tablespoons oil. Add the chicken and chili flakes if using. Stir-fry until the chicken loses its raw color and gets a little brown, about 3 minutes. Add the hoisin sauce, return the broccoli to the pan and toss to heat through. Stir in the reserved cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil to thicken. Add more water if need to thin the sauce, if necessary. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if you like. Mound the stir-fry on a serving platter or divide among 4 plates and garnish with sesame seeds; serve with rice.
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Chicken and Broccoli Stir-fry …It’s What’s for a Weekend Dinner.
