Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
This isn't your usual stir fried chicken, but with the addition of broccoli it is made into a more balanced dish in itself. The juicy and crunchy broccoli with the saucy chicken is a total banger when it comes to Indian Chinese food.
Table of Content
- What is Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry?
- How to make Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry?
- Expert Tips
- Recipe Card
What is Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry?
Stir frying is a method of cooking in Chinese cuisine where the food is cooked with less oil, on high heat, while constantly being stirred so that the food doesn't lose its juices and also remains crispy while being fully cooked. This recipe involves a crispy fried chicken and some juicy broccoli florets to make it an all rounded balanced dish in a sticky, sweet and spicy sauce.
How to make Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry?
1) In a bowl take boneless chicken thigh slices and add cornflour and egg white over it, season it with salt and pepper and mix them all together till a thin coating forms.
2) In a stainless steel kadai, heat refined oil and fry the marinated chicken till lightly golden and crispy. Strain them and set them over a paper lined tray to cool.
3) In a clean kadai, add sesame oil and a cube of butter, saute the sliced onions, chopped ginger and garlic, broken green chillies. Add blanched broccoli to it. Add some chilli paste, light soy sauce, vinegar and honey into the kadai.
4) Add some water to thin out the sauce, add some black pepper and a cornflour slurry to the pan. Add the fried chicken and toss it in there to coat fully with the sauce.
5) Plate the chicken hot and add some sesame seeds over the chicken with some sliced red bell peppers.
Expert Tips
- The thinner you keem the coating in the beginning, the crispier the chicken will be.
- Make sure to blanch the green vegetables before adding them into the sauce so they can fully cook.
- The cornstarch slurry is to thicken the sauce, add more if you like a thick sauce.
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