This Chinese Chicken and Broccoli is a quick and easy recipe loaded with juicy chicken and crisp-tender broccoli enveloped in a savory garlic, ginger stir fry sauce complimented by hot steaming rice.
1: Add the velveting ingredients to a large freezer bag or bowl; whisk to combine.
2: Add chicken and turn until evenly coated. Let sit at room temperature while you prep your broccoli and aromatics for 15-30 minutes.
3: Meanwhile, whisk Sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl; set aside.
4: Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
5: Once very hot, add chicken and stir fry until golden, about 2-3 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate.
6: To the now empty skillet, heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil/vegetable oil until very hot and sizzling.
7: Add the broccoli and stir fry for 30 seconds.
8: Add water, garlic, and ginger and stir fry for one minute.
9: Return the chicken to the skillet. Whisk the sauce to recombine then add to the skillet.
10: Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened, chicken is cooked through, and broccoli reaches desired tenderness, about 1-2 minutes.
11: Serve with rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds if desired.
