Chicken and broccoli stir frying is an easy stir fry recipe which only needs 15 minutes and really yummy with steamed rice.
Broccoli is a healthy vegetable that are heart by Chinese people nowadays. I get a reader asking a broccoli and chicken recipe.
Simple ingredients are used but the taste is really satisfying. I use chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts since the meat from the chicken thighs are more tender in taste. In real Chinese cooking, we do not use chicken breasts for stir-frying that much. But you can use boneless chicken breasts which will simplify the cutting process.
Besides, firstly broccoli crowns are boiled in boiling water before stir-frying with chicken.
Boiling the broccoli in water can help to reduce the stir-frying time with the chicken. This step can help to shorten the time and keep the tender taste of chicken and crispy taste of broccoli. Additionally, this process can also light the color of broccoli.
In this recipe, I discard the ginger and garlic slices after stir-fried until armoa for a pure looking of the final dish. You may keep it if do not want to brother that much.
I also call several pieces of chili red pepper to add a slight spicy taste and also a better looking. If no spicy taste is wanted, replace the chili pepper with carrots.
Here comes our final chicken broccoli stir fry. I highly recommend serving with steamed rice. The sauce can help you eat up large bowls of rice.
Broccoli and Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2 chicken thighs
- 1 small head of broccoli
- 1.5 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 inch ginger section sliced
- 2 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 1 small red chili pepper , optional
Marinade sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon starch
- 2 teaspoons cooking wine
Instructions
- Cut the meat off the bone of the chicken thighs; And further cut into small pieces.
- Mix the chicken with marinade sauce evenly in a small bowl and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Cut the broccoli crowns into small pieces you like.
- Bring some water to a boiling in wok and then rinse the crowns pieces around 2 minutes. Move the broccoli out and drain.
- Heat up the cooking oil in wok. Add sliced ginger and garlic until you can smell the aroma. And then discard both the ginger and garlic slices. Leave the oil in wok.
- Add chicken pieces in to stir-fry until the color changes. And then add chopped chili peppers, boiled broccoli and around 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce. Mix thoroughly.
- Serve hot!
Nutrition
Vanessa
Made this last night. It was delicious!
Elaine Luo
Vanessa,
Thanks for the feedback. I am really happy that it works well for you.
malar
Hi Elaine, would like to try this. But plz can u tell what's starch? Corn starchor potato starch?
Elaine Luo
You can use both one.
Becca
Hi. This sounds like an interesting recipe I would like to try. What sort of cooking wine do you use? Would rice wine work? Many thanks.
Elaine
Rice wine works perfectly.
Shardey Anderson
How did you slice the chicken thighs into small thin slices?
Elaine
Shardey,
You can use a very sharp knife and remove the bones from the chicken thighs and then cut into thin slices.
Shardey Anderson
This recipe looks delicious, how did you sliced the chicken thighs in small thin pieces?? Do u have a video of that?
Elaine
I will make a video showing the process soon in this spring when I return back from the Chinese New Year.
Shardey Anderson
Oh good thank you I appreciate it