Broccoli Chicken Chinese Style

Broccoli Chicken Chinese Style (Dry Version )

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This Broccoli Chicken is quick,healthy and super easy.Its perfect for a weeknight dinner or as lunch.Very few ingredients and can be assembled very quickly.

Preparation Time - 10 min
Cooking Time -10 min

Ingredients for Chicken Marination:-

1. 100 gram boneless skinless chicken cut into strips.
2. 1 teaspoon Chinese Soy sauce.
3. 1 teaspoon Rice Vinegar or White Vinegar
4. Sprinkle of Black pepper powder or golmorich.
5. Salt as per your taste.

Ingredients for Broccoli Chicken:-

1. Around 2 cups of Chopped Broccoli.
2. 1 teaspoon of roughly crushed garlic.
3. 2 and 1/2 teaspoon of Chinese Soy sauce.
4. 2 teaspoon of Rice Vinegar or White Vinegar.
5. 1 teaspoon of roasted Sesame seeds ( optional )
6. 1  tablespoon of roasted salted Cashew ( optional ) or roasted Peanuts (optional )
7. Snow Peas ( about 10 ) {optional}
8. Sugar less than 1/4th teaspoon
9. Salt as per your taste
10. 1/4 th teaspoon of black peppercorns half crushed.
11. 1/4 th teaspoon of Sichuan Peppercorns ( dry roasted and half crushed ){ optional }
12. Cooking oil ( any cooking oil like olive oil/Canola oil /Vegetable oil ,I used Sesame oil )2 + 1 teaspoon.
13. Water for blanching the Broccoli

Preparation:-

1. Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients mentioned under marination and keep aside.
2. Blanch the Broccoli ( Heat a pot of  water until its boiling and add pinch of salt and sugar. To this water  add the chopped Broccoli for just 40 seconds and quickly take them out with the help of a ladle or Chancha or Strainer into another pot of cold/ice cold water ) and keep the Broccoli aside.

2. Crush the black peppercorns and the Sichuan Peppercorns .

3. Crush and chop the garlic cloves.

Cooking:-

1. Take a skillet/flat bottom utensil( I used my Iron skillet ) add oil (2 teaspoon ) and add the marinated chicken.Fry til colour changes and it has a slight burnt brown colour. Keep it aside. The cooking is done on high heat so all your ingredients must be prepared and handy.

2. Next add another teaspoon of oil and add the garlic followed by the  snow peas ( if using ) give a quick stir fry for 2 min and then add the blanched broccoli,soy sauce,rice vinegar,and stir fry everything .

3. Add the fried Chicken,sugar salt and mix. Lastly garnish with the cashews and the roasted Sesame seeds and the crushed black peppercorns and Sichuan Peppercorns and mix everything.

4. Serve hot.

NOTE -

1. The process of cooking is very fast and on high heat stir fry is done.So the ingredients and the preparation must be done before starting the cooking process.

2. The Optional ingredients adds a zing to the dish,so add it if you wish.:)

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