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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Amy Alameda, CA 01-24-2010
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Great Dinner!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dinner tastes great! I make it as is except I also add water chestnuts. Does take a while to prep but totally worth it!
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kristin gainesville, FL 01-24-2010
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reminds me of mama's cookin!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this reminds me of a beef and brocolli meal that my mom makes....yummy! i will definitely do this again!
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Val Spring, TX 01-23-2010
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I may never go to an Asian restaurant again.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm new to Asian cooking, and boy did I impress myself !! This rivals anything I've had in a restaurant. I did double the... sauce - and I'm glad I did. Everyone at my table went back for seconds. My first time with Jasmine rice, as well. Double the sauce, you'll want lots of it for that rice !! Read more
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OMAR New York, NY 01-19-2010
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Oh man this is good...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so delicious I was licking the pan during clean-up! If you like garlic you this dish can take more.. and really I... would say you can substitute any veg and meat combo in this and it would still be amazing.Read more
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Heather Ojai, CA 01-04-2010
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"The best stir fry"
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the best stir fry, very flavorful. I reccomend adding the pepper flakes for the heat- it was yummy! We will... definately add this tasty recipe to our favotites!Read more
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Barb Shallotte, NC 01-01-2010
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Tasty and Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the Best Recipe we use over and over and make small changes. Ex. We added Red Pepper and substituted Snow Peas... for the Broccoli and increased the ingredients such as Hoisin, Garlic and Ginger, Soy and Sesame.Read more