Chinese Spicy Stir Fry Chicken With Broccoli Food

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI (CHINESE TAKEOUT STYLE)

Steps:

• Slice the chicken against the grain into thin bite-size pieces, no thicker than 1/4" (1/2 cm), transfer into a medium-size bowl. Add the marinade ingredients. Stir to mix well. Let sit for 10 minutes while preparing other ingredients.
• Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Stir to mix well.
• Bring 1/3 cup of water to a boil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the broccoli and cover. Steam until the broccoli just turns tender and the water evaporates, about 40 to 50 seconds. Transfer the broccoli to a plate. Wipe the pan with a paper towel held in a pair of tongs if there's any water left.
• Add the oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Spread the chicken in the skillet in a single layer. Allow to cook without touching for 30 seconds, or until the bottom side is browned. Flip to cook the other side for a few seconds. Stir and cook until the surface is lightly charred and the inside is still pink.
• Add the garlic and ginger. Stir a few times to release the flavor and fragrance.
• Return the broccoli to the pan. Stir the sauce again to dissolve the cornstarch completely and pour it into the skillet. Cook and stir until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Transfer everything to a plate immediately.
• Serve hot with steamed rice or boiled noodles as a main dish.

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI, WATER CHESTNUTS AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Set a wok over high heat and add the peanut oil. Be sure to swirl the wok to get the oil to coat most of the pan. Once the oil smokes, quickly add the garlic, ginger, green onions and chicken to the wok. Saute, stirring continuously until the chicken in lightly browned, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the red peppers and saute for another 1 minute. Add the water chestnuts and broccoli and saute for another minute. Add the soy sauce and sesame oil and reduce for 30 seconds. Add the chicken stock, slurry and season with salt and pepper. Use a paddle to toss the ingredients and be sure that the stock comes to a boil. Cook at a boil for 2 to 3 minutes, before serving over steamed rice.

SPICY SZECHUAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat a small, dry saucepan. When the saucepan is hot, add the Szechuan peppercorns and, shaking the pan constantly, toast until the peppercorns are fragrant. Remove from the heat. Place the peppercorns in a spice grinder and grind. Season the chicken pieces with the peppercorns and salt and set aside. Heat a large wok over high heat. When the wok is hot, add the oil. Add the ginger, garlic and onions and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken, broccoli, peppers, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sherry and chile paste. Stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are cooked, but al dente, about 5 minutes. Add the scallions and stir-fry for 1 more minute.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well; set aside. Cut chicken into 2-inch strips; add chicken to marinade, toss to coat.
• Refrigerate in tightly covered container 8-24 hours.
• Pour oil around top of a preheated wok or skillet, coating sides; heat on medium-high for 1 minute. Remove chicken from marinade. Place marinade in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Add chicken to wok; stir fry 2-3 minutes. Remove chicken, and set aside. Add broccoli to wok, and stir fry 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; stir-fry 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. return chicken to wok; add marinade, stirring well. Combine cornstarch and water; add to wok. Cook stirring constantly, until thickened. Serve chicken mixture over fried Chinese noodles or hot rice.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Toss the chicken with the scallion whites, half the garlic and half the ginger, the sugar, sesame oil, sherry, soy sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Set aside for 15 minutes to marinate. Mix the remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1/3 cup water.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Once the oil just begins to smoke, add the broccoli, the remaining garlic and ginger and 2 tablespoons water. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring constantly, until the broccoli is bright green and crisp tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to the skillet and once it just begins to smoke add the marinated chicken. Cook, stirring constantly, until the chicken begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the broccoli back to the skillet along with hoisin sauce and toss well. Give the reserved cornstarch mixture a good stir and add to the skillet. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken and broccoli. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the scallion greens. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and serve over rice.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss the chicken with the scallion whites, sugar, sesame oil, sherry, soy sauce, about half the garlic, half the ginger, 1 teaspoon of the cornstarch and 1 teaspoon salt. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1/3 cup water in a small bowl and reserve.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil and heat. Add the broccoli stems and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the florets and the remaining garlic and ginger, 2 tablespoons water, 1/4 teaspoon salt and some black 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 the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add the chicken and red pepper 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.

THAI CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok over medium-high heat; add garlic, lemongrass, and chiles, heating until they become fragrant, then add chicken to wok.
• Stir-fry chicken 3-4 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through; remove from pan and set aside.
• Add another 1/2 tbsp oil to wok if needed; allow to heat and add broccoli florets, stir-frying for about 3-4 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender.
• Return chicken to pan with broccoli and stir well.
• Stir together peanut butter with chile sauce, galanga powder, and the juice of the half of lime until smooth; add to pan along with the fish sauce and blend well.
• Add chopped basil right at the end, stir well and serve (with steamed jasmine rice!).

SPICY-TANGY CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR FRY

Steps:

• Rinse and pat dry the chicken and place in a tupperware with lid or a plastic baggie.
• Toss chicken with the flour to lightly coat it.
• Combine lime juice, vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and corn starch in a small bowl.
• Heat 2 frying pans, each with half the oil, at medium heat.
• Place broccoli and cashews in one pan.
• In the other pan, place chicken strips. Fry chicken until lightly browned, turning once. About 3 minutes per side.
• Add broccoli and cashews to the pan with the chicken. Pour sauce in pan and stir to coat.
• Reduce heat slightly and let cook for 5 to 7 minutes (the longer it's going to sit, the lower the heat should be).
• Serve over rice.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, cornstarch, sherry, sesame oil, and soy sauce in a small bowl. Stir and set aside.
• Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
• Heat a wok over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil and swirl it around until it gets hot. Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken; toss and stir until chicken is done. Remove from wok and set aside.
• Add a little more oil to wok if needed. Add vegetables to wok; cook on high heat, tossing and stirring, until vegetables are heated through and the broccoli turns bright green.
• Stir the chicken broth mixture one more time to distribute the cornstarch evenly. Pour it over the vegetables, stirring until sauce thickens.
• Return chicken to wok and toss to coat chicken with sauce. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• Serve immediately with rice.

BROCCOLI AND CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Stir soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl to dissolve sugar into the liquid. Mix water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir with a whisk until cornstarch dissolves completely.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Fry chicken and onion in hot oil until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the onion is tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir broccoli with the chicken and onion; saute until the broccoli is hot, about 5 minutes. Push the chicken and vegetables mixture to the side of the skillet.
• Pour the soy sauce mixture into the vacant part of the skillet. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the soy sauce mixture until the color is consistent. Move the chicken and vegetables back into the center to the pan; saute until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken and vegetables, about 5 minutes more.

STIR FRY CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In a large frying pan or wok, heat oil over medium high. Add chicken cubes and stir-fry for 3 minutes, until chicken becomes opaque.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add broccoli; stir fry 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms, scallions, soy sauce, sherry, and ginger.
• Stir fry 2 more minutes. Add dissolved cornstarch and reserved chicken.
• Cook until heated through and sauce has thickened.