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+ | Selena's Stir fry chicken (aka Sizzlin' Szechuan Chicken) | ||
+ | from: "A Guy's Guide to great eating" by Don Mauer | ||
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+ | Marinade and chicken | ||
+ | * 1 tablespoon soy sauce | ||
+ | * 1 tablespoon cornstarch | ||
+ | * 1/2 teaspoon sugar | ||
+ | * 1 garlic clove, minced | ||
+ | * 1 whole skinless boneless chicken breast, cut into thin strips (or 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined) | ||
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+ | Sauce | ||
+ | * 1 cup fat free chicken broth | ||
+ | * 3 tablespoons soy sauce | ||
+ | * 4 teaspoons cornstarch | ||
+ | * 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste | ||
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+ | 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seed oil | ||
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+ | Vegetables | ||
+ | * 1 onion, sliced into rings | ||
+ | * 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced crosswise into 1/8 inch slices | ||
+ | * 2 small zucchini, ends trimmed, cut into 1/4 inch diagonal slices | ||
+ | * other veges as desired (mushrooms, mini corn, water chestnuts, bamboo) | ||
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+ | 3 cups hot cooked long grain rice | ||
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+ | To make: | ||
+ | * To marinate the chicken: In a medium bowl, whisk together the marinade ingredients till the cornstarch dissolves. Add chicken and set aside to marinate in the fridge for 10 to 20 minutes. | ||
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+ | * To make the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk the sauce ingredients together till cornstarch dissolves. Set aside. | ||
+ | * To stir fry the vegetables and chicken: have all ingredients ready and at hand. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil. | ||
+ | Add the chicken and stir fry until it is opaque, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer from the skillet to a clean dish. | ||
+ | * Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil, plus a little more olive oil if needed. Add onions and carrots and stir fry for about 3 minutes. Add the zucchini and stir fry 1 minute more, until it turns bright green. | ||
+ | Return the chicken to the skillet and add the sauce. | ||
+ | * Cook, scraping up the bits from the bottom of the pan, until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Serve immediately over rice. | ||