This chicken and broccoli recipe is easy to make by stir-frying chicken pieces with fresh broccoli in a mix of soy, ginger, garlic, and brown sugar. Serve with rice for an easy, pleasing dinner.
Ingredients
- canola oil: 2 tsp
- boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 3/4-inch pieces: 1 pound
- cornstarch: 3 Tbsp (divided)
- onion: 0.75 cup (thinly sliced)
- fresh ginger: 2 tsp (minced)
- clove garlic cloves: 4 piece (sliced)
- broccoli florets: 5 cups
- water: 0.75 cup
- ¼ cup soy sauce:
- oyster sauce: 1 Tbsp
- light brown sugar: 1 Tbsp
- red pepper flakes: 0.25 tsp (to taste, crushed)
- black pepper: 0.25 tsp (freshly ground)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high until shimmery, about 2 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together chicken and 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch in a medium bowl until chicken is coated. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add chicken to skillet in a single layer and cook, stirring often, until crisp and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Add onions, and cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 1 minute. Add ginger and garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer chicken mixture to a plate and set aside. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add broccoli to empty skillet, and cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until bright green and heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Meanwhile, whisk together water, soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, crushed red pepper, black pepper, and remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth, about 30 seconds. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add cooked chicken mixture to broccoli in skillet; add soy sauce mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until broccoli and chicken are well coated, and sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve immediately. Enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
