Spicy Chinese Chicken And Broccoli Recipes

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI WITH BROWN SAUCE

Steps:

• Start by marinating your chicken. In a bowl, add the sliced chicken, 3 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and 1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil. Rub the marinade ingredients into the chicken with your hands until all the liquid has been absorbed by the chicken. Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Next, prepare the sauce mixture. In a small bowl or measuring cup, add the warm chicken stock, sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce , oyster sauce, sesame oil and white pepper. Stir everything together until well combined and set aside.
• Boil water in your wok and blanch the broccoli for 1 minute (or 2 minutes if you like your broccoli softer). Drain and set aside.
• Clean and dry your wok. Place it over high heat until smoking. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and sear the chicken until opaque on all sides (this shoul d only take about 3 minutes). Turn off the heat, remove the chicken, and set aside. The chicken will be about 90% done, but will be cooked again at the end.
• Without washing the wok, set the flame to medium heat. Add another tablespoon of oil, along with the garlic and ginger (if using). Stir the garlic and ginger for 5 seconds and add the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok. Then pour in the sauce mixture. Use your wok spatula to stir the sauce around the sides of the wok to deglaze, and let it come to a simmer.
• Stir up the cornstarch and water slurry and drizzle the mixture into sauce while stirring constantly. Allow the sauce to simmer for 10 to 15 seconds until thick and gravy-like.
• Toss in the chicken and its juices and the blanched broccoli. Stir-fry until the chicken and broccoli is coated in the sauce.
• At this point, you can make adjustments. If you like your brown sauce darker, add a dash more of dark soy sauce. Add more cornstarch slurry if your sauce is too thin, or more chicken stock or water if the sauce is too thick. Serve with steamed rice.

CHICKEN BROCCOLI STIR FRY (EXTRA SAUCE!)

Steps:

• Broccoli: steam or boil using preferred method until cooked to your taste (it won't cook any further in the stir fry). I usually microwave steam 3 minutes on high. Drain well.
• Sauce: Mix cornflour and soy sauce, then mix in remaining ingredients.
• Tenderising option: Consider tenderising chicken breast using this method. (Not needed for thigh)
• Cook: Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, stir for 10 seconds until garlic starts to go golden.
• Then add chicken and cook for 2 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through.
• Add broccoli, Sauce and water. Stir well and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the Sauce thickens and becomes glossy, and coats the ingredients.
• Serve over rice!

SWEET AND SPICY STIR FRY WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Place broccoli in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 5 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the chicken, green onions, and garlic until the chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Stir the hoisin sauce, chile paste, and soy sauce into the skillet; season with ginger, red pepper, salt, and black pepper. Stir in the chicken stock and simmer about 2 minutes. Mix in the steamed broccoli until coated with the sauce mixture.

SPICY CHINESE CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Place steamer basket in 3-quart saucepan; fill with water. Heat over medium-high heat to boiling.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat chicken broth, vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, the brown sugar and chili paste; set aside.
• Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. In shallow dish, stir together 2 tablespoons cornstarch and the pepper. Add chicken; toss to coat.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until light golden brown and no longer pink in center.
• Meanwhile, add broccoli to steamer basket in saucepan; cook 5 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Remove chicken from skillet; place on plate and set aside. Return skillet to heat. Add gingerroot, chiles and garlic; cook 1 minute. Return chicken to skillet. Add broccoli and sauce; stir to combine. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is reduced to a thick glaze. Stir in green onions. Serve over brown rice.