Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

You know it, you love it, you want to cook it. Stir fry. Stir frying is a Chinese cooking technique in which ingredients are fried in a small amount of very hot oil while being stirred in a wok. Well into the 20th century, while restaurants and affluent families could afford the oil and fuel needed for stir fry, the most widely used cooking techniques remained boiling and steaming. Stir fry cooking became popular over the course of the century as more people could afford oil and fuel, and in the West it quickly spread beyond Chinese communities.

Below is a delicious recipe for the perfect chicken stir fry.

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp olive oil divided
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 red bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup baby carrots sliced
• 2 tsp minced ginger
• 2 garlic cloves minced

Stir Fry Sauce

• 1 tbsp corn starch
• 2 tbsp cold water
• 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

1. In a medium size bowl, whisk together corn starch and water. Add remaining ingredients (chicken broth, soy sauce, honey, and toasted sesame oil, red pepper flakes) and whisk to combine. Set aside.
2. Add one tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet or wok and heat over medium high heat.
3. Add chicken (in batches if necessary) and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from skillet.
4. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet.
5. Add broccoli, bell pepper, and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, just until crisp tender. Add ginger and garlic and cook for an additional minute.
6. Add chicken back into the skillet and stir to combine.
7. Whisk stir fry sauce and pour over chicken and vegetables and stir gently to combine.
8. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and let boil for one minute.
9. Serve with rice and/or chow mein if desired.

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