Pan Steamed Chicken Broccoli Food

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI WITH BROWN SAUCE

Steps:

• Start by marinating your chicken. In a bowl, add the sliced chicken, 3 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and 1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil. Rub the marinade ingredients into the chicken with your hands until all the liquid has been absorbed by the chicken. Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Next, prepare the sauce mixture. In a small bowl or measuring cup, add the warm chicken stock, sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce , oyster sauce, sesame oil and white pepper. Stir everything together until well combined and set aside.
• Boil water in your wok and blanch the broccoli for 1 minute (or 2 minutes if you like your broccoli softer). Drain and set aside.
• Clean and dry your wok. Place it over high heat until smoking. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and sear the chicken until opaque on all sides (this shoul d only take about 3 minutes). Turn off the heat, remove the chicken, and set aside. The chicken will be about 90% done, but will be cooked again at the end.
• Without washing the wok, set the flame to medium heat. Add another tablespoon of oil, along with the garlic and ginger (if using). Stir the garlic and ginger for 5 seconds and add the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok. Then pour in the sauce mixture. Use your wok spatula to stir the sauce around the sides of the wok to deglaze, and let it come to a simmer.
• Stir up the cornstarch and water slurry and drizzle the mixture into sauce while stirring constantly. Allow the sauce to simmer for 10 to 15 seconds until thick and gravy-like.
• Toss in the chicken and its juices and the blanched broccoli. Stir-fry until the chicken and broccoli is coated in the sauce.
• At this point, you can make adjustments. If you like your brown sauce darker, add a dash more of dark soy sauce. Add more cornstarch slurry if your sauce is too thin, or more chicken stock or water if the sauce is too thick. Serve with steamed rice.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI RECIPE

Steps:

• Season chicken on both sides with garlic powder, Herbs de Provence (or Italian blend), and salt and pepper (I'm pretty generous with the salt and pepper here, go with your gut).
• In a large skillet, melt butter. Once melted, drizzle 1 tablespoon oil into the pan. Add chicken and brown for 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Toss broccoli florets with 2 teaspoon oil, garlic (or garlic powder) and parmesan cheese.
• Scoot the chicken over in the pan to make room for the broccoli.
• Add broccoli to the pan, add 1/3 cup water (pour it to the side of the chicken and broccoli and not over the top so that it doesn't wash away the seasonings), cover and cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is white throughout and broccoli is fork-tender. (see note for alternate cooking method) Serve immediately.

STEAMED CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Place water in the steamer pot (enough to boil for 30 or more minutes) and place over medium heat.
• wash and chop the broccoli, and/or cauliflower and place in the steamer basket.
• Slice chicken breasts into halves or thirds and place over the vegetables.
• Salt and pepper the basket contents to taste.
• When the water is boiling, add the basket and cover tightly with a lid.
• After 5 minutes or so of steaming, separate the chicken pieces gently with a fork and continue steaming.
• Steam until all is done (about 165 for the chicken and 190 to 200F for the broccoli). This is usually about 12 to 15 minutes if the chicken is divided.

PAN STEAMED BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Peel the stalk of the broccoli, remove the florets and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cut the stalk in half crosswise and then slice each half into 1/8-inch thick slices lengthwise. Place the stalk pieces in the bottom of a 2 1/2 to 3-quart saucepan, add the water and salt. Lay the florets on top. Cover, place over high heat and cook for 3 minutes. Decrease the heat to low and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the butter and stir to combine. Serve immediately.