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Stir-Fried Chicken with Vegetables

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (thinly sliced)
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce low-sodium preferred
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or any neutral oil
  • 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 small broccoli head cut into florets
  • 2 carrots julienned or thinly sliced
  • 1 onion thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced (optional)

For the stir-fry sauce

  • ¼ cup soy sauce low-sodium
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce optional but recommended
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey or brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch for thickening
  • ¼ cup water or chicken broth

Instructions
 

Marinating the Chicken:

  • In a convenient mixing bowl, place the sliced chicken and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Leave it for about 10-15 minutes while cutting the vegetables. This helps retain the moisture in the chicken during stir-frying.

Preparation of stir-fry sauce

  • In a small bowl, add and mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, honey (brown sugar), sesame oil, and cornstarch mixed with water/chicken broth. Keep aside.

Stir-frying the chicken

  • Warm up one tablespoon of vegetable oil in a substantial wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Then pour in the chicken and continue stir-frying for about 4-5 minutes until the chicken is golden brown and fully cooked. Remove the chicken from the wok and place it to the side..

Stir-fry the vegetables

  • In the same wok, add the other 1 table spoon of oil. Then, add the chopped garlic and ginger (if using) and stir for about thirty seconds. Then add sliced onions, bell peppers, broccoli and carrots. Stir fry for approximately 4-5 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp.

Combine and finish

  • After that, chicken is put back into the pan and stir - fry sauce is poured into the chicken and vegetables. Combine everything and viscosity of the sauce is increased after 2-3 minutes of stirring and much heating and coating the insides of the mixture with warmth.

Serve

  • When cooked, take from the fire and transfer in plates to serve. You may sprinkle with sesame seeds or green on top as you wish.

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