Chicken and Broccoli Stir-fry

Recipe courtesy Food Network Kitchens

Show: How To Boil WaterEpisode: Simple Stir Fry

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Cook Time:
7 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 7 min
Total:: 27 min

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Ingredients

Game Plan:

Marinate the chicken while you prepare the rest of the ingredients
1 pound chicken breast (about 2 breasts), cubed
3 scallions, whites only, thinly sliced on an angle
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-inch piece peeled fresh ginger, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
About 1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
5 to 6 cups broccoli, trimmed sliced stalks and medium florets (keep the 2 cuts separate)
3/4 to 1 teaspoon red chili flakes, optional
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
Garnish: toasted sesame seeds, optional
Serving suggestion: Jasmine rice

Directions

In a medium bowl, toss the chicken with the scallion whites, about half the garlic and ginger, the soy sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon of the cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of the salt, the sherry, and the sesame oil. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining cornstarch with 1/3 cup water.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and heat. Add the broccoli stems, and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the florets and the remaining garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons of water, and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 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 2 more tablespoons oil. Add the chicken and chili 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.

Notes: The garlic and ginger can be chopped together in a minichopper to save time.

Scallion greens can also be used to garnish, if you like that extra onion-y flavor and you want to use up the scallions.

The broccoli stems are used (love all that fiber) to add textural contrast and also to help bulk up the dish, and why waste them?

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recipe Chicken and Broccoli Stir-fry
Erin North Hollywood, CA 11-17-2009
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Nice take on your basic stir fry
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I like making stir fry so I've tried a good deal of recipes. I decided to try this one because I happened to have all the... ingredients. The only thing I added were snow peas because I wanted a bit more veggie. The result was a very nice change, mainly because of the sherry. Sometimes I get bored with salty soy sauce flavor, or ginger teriyaki flavor, or even my favorite super spicy stir fry so I will keep this recipe on hand when I want to do something different.Read more
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sadia plantation, FL 10-09-2009
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very good and easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this was my first time trying to make chinese chicken and broccoli recipe. it was very easy,healthy and SUPER quick. I didn't... use the sherry. I didn't have the hoisin sauce either so I used chinese stir fry and dipping sauce(1 teaspoon each) instead. It came out great. Will make this again!!Read more
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Kishore Monmouth Junction, NJ 08-19-2009
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Very tasty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm a big fan of stir fry Chicken and Broccoli. I've tried few other similar recipes but prefer the taste from this one. ... This will definitely be a weekly favorite!Read more
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Amanda Morgantown, WV 07-21-2009
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Better than your "take-out" broccoli chicken
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

When I first tried this recipe, I was afraid that the chicken would be too dry, but it was perfect. The flavor is really... bold and rich, but the entire recipe is easy, cheap, and quick. I especially like the little punch that the red pepper flakes and the hoisin sauce packed together. Broccoli chicken was always one of my favorites to get for take-out, but this is infinitely better than any take-out I've tried yet! Great recipe!Read more
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Falone Ontario, CA 07-10-2009
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very strong
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i've made this a couple of times, since i don't cook much asian i don't keep sesame oil so i've never used it in the dish but... it still comes out great. simple and easy and tastes better than the broccoli-beef you get at a fast food chinese joint.Read more
recipe Chicken and Broccoli Stir-fry
Olga Daly City, CA 03-18-2009
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Amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Super easy to make. I made it extra spice, it went really well Uncle Bens rice. So delicious and not heavy, a great... alternative to dinning out!!!Read more