It’s day two of the skinless chicken breasts cook off and no comment from my husband yet. Well, tomorrow is another day. I have only begun to amuse myself 😀
Easy stir fry; ginger, garlic, sake, the usual suspects. I steamed the broccoli a bit before adding to the cooked chicken.
Easy Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
3 skinless chicken breasts, sliced
2 scallions, sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tsp sambal oelek
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sake
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small head of broccoli florets, steamed
Soy sauce
Rice or noodles
Mix the sliced chicken breasts, scallions, garlic, sambal oelek, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, sake, sugar, sesame oil, salt and pepper together. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok, then add the chicken mixture. Cook just until the pink is gone from the chicken. Add the broccoli and continue to cook until all is heated through. Drizzle with soy sauce and serve with rice or noodles.
Strangely enough I have an unused head of broccoli and a chicken fillet in the fridge. What will surprise you more is that I have a small jar of a sambal (I’m not sure it’s oelek or another hot bugger), that has waited to be used for quite a while. Guess what we’re having for dinner.
It’s probably sambal oelek. Bon Apetit!
Chicken and veggie stirfry is a gold standard in our house. It is interesting that you steam your vegetables prior to stir frying them.
I don’t usually steam my vegetables before stir frying but the broccoli head was on the edge and I was concerned about keeping it looking as good as possible 🙂
Ah, the things we do to amuse ourselves! Can’t wait to hear how long this chicken breast saga goes on 🙂
We’ll see if he notices what he eats or just eats. I’m betting on the latter.
I can’t even remember the last time I purchased skinless chicken breast. In my opinion it lacks flavor in comparison to the darker cuts. I am curious to see if your husband notices :).
We all like skin on dark meat! That’s why the chicken breast thing is so bizarre.
The stir-fry looks delicious! Just wondering: what is sambal oelek and can you get it at any grocery store? Thanks!
Thank you. It is a chilli sauce https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+sambal+oelek&oq=what+is+sambal+oelek&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.5858j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espvd=210&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8. I find it in supermarkets in both France and Germany. I imagine you could find it in the foreign food section of a regular grocery or in an Asian specialty store.
Yummy!
Thank you Arthur 🙂
What type of sake did you use in this? I’ve never cooked with it before and always shy away from recipes that call for it because I don’t know which type to get. Perhaps it’s time I overcome my sake fear!
Hello Melissa. An inexpensive cooking sake is Bamboo Garden. If you want to drink it also, I would go to an Asian store and ask.
Hilarious, though with your fab cooking he might not notice for days 😉
Thank you Mad 🙂
You have a bold streak in you. I know I could serve chicken breasts to our youngest every day for a year without comment. In this case, I think she will grow out of it. I don’t know what you can do.
Nothing 🙂
This looks like a fresh and delicious recipe, something that I can easily make during the workweek. Thanks!
Thank you Another Dish.
My fave of the three skinless chicken breast experiments…love the addition of the sambal oelek here. And broccoli and chicken are such a great match for each other.
Thank you bits. Each meal was good but anything can become monotonous if you eat it everyday.
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