This chicken and broccoli recipe brings the flavor of your favorite Chinese restaurant right to your kitchen. Featuring juicy chicken breasts, crisp-tender broccoli, and a perfectly balanced stir-fry sauce, this dish is a great way to enjoy your favorite takeout flavors with fresh ingredients. It's an easy recipe that’s perfect for any night of the week, whether you’re meal prepping or cooking for the whole family.
2.5lbschicken breasts or chicken thighsthinly sliced
1tspsesame oil
1tbsplow sodium soy sauce
1.5tspoyster sauce
1tspbrown sugar
2tspbaking soda
¼tspblack pepper
½tsponion powder
1tbspcorn starch
1tbspcold water
Stir-Fry Sauce
1tbsplow sodium soy sauce
2tspdark soy sauce
1tbspoyster sauce
1tbspbrown sugar
For the Stir-Fry
½cupchicken broth or a little bit of water for steaming
12ozfresh broccoli florets
1tbspcooking wineoptional
4tbspolive oil or avocado oil
5clovesgarlicminced
1clovefresh gingerminced
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Instructions
Marinate the Chicken
Slice your chicken breasts and place them in a large bowl
In the same bowl, add sesame oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, baking soda, black pepper, onion powder, corn starch, and cold water into your bowl and mix well.
Prep the Sauce
In another small bowl, whisk together light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and brown sugar. This easy sauce delivers a rich depth of flavor to the dish.
Steam the Broccoli
Add oil to a pan over medium heat. Add in the tsp of ginger and 1 clove of crushed garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
Add the fresh broccoli florets, the water and stir. Cover, and steam for 2-3 minutes until they are crisp-tender. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Stir-Fry the Chicken
Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a hot pan over medium-high heat.
Add the marinated chicken in a single layer and don't stir it for 4 minutes or until it turns golden brown. Optional: Add in the cooking wine.
Add in the 4 cloves of crushed garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
Add in the sauce and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
Shut off the heat and add in the broccoli until well combined. Top with sesame seeds.