The Quickest Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe!

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake while tamari is gluten-free.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is plant-based and lower in calories, while chicken thighs are often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats, while canola is often cheaper.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a gluten-free thickener, while flour is more widely available.

Finely slice ginger and chop spring onion into rough chunks.

Cut broccoli into florets.

Dice chicken thighs into large pieces.

Marinate chicken with oyster sauce, sugar, and sesame oil; mix well.

Add a little corn flour to the marinated chicken for a slight creaminess.

Prepare the sauce by mixing oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, salt, dark soy sauce, and chicken stock in a bowl.

Blanch the broccoli briefly in boiling water, then set aside.

Heat oil in a carbon steel wok until smoking hot.

Add the marinated chicken to the wok, pressing it down to sear.

Cook the chicken for about a minute before turning to sear all sides, about 2-3 times total.

Add ginger and spring onion to the chicken in the wok, allowing them to sear together.

Add the blanched broccoli on top of the chicken.

Pour the prepared sauce into the wok, scraping the bottom to lift any stuck bits.

Add more chicken stock if needed for a saucy consistency.

Cooking Techniques

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