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Monday, January 28, 2013

Chicken & Sesame Stir-Fry

Hello! Back with another recipe this week! As I was getting ready to make this dish, I realized that I already have a chicken stir-fry dish post on here. Oh well, we actually like this one better. If you want to find the other recipe you can go check it out here. As always I found this recipe on Pinterest and luckily it was already made for two people, but I changed out some vegetables and made it a bit spicier, of course. You can find the original recipe here and maybe find other recipes, too! Alright now, let's step into my kitchen to make...


Chicken & Sesame Stir-Fry



Chicken & Sesame Stir-Fry


Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
Salt
Pepper
Seasoning Salt
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 red pepper, diced
1/4 cup sweet onion, diced
1 cups broccoli, diced, fresh or frozen
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper*
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 cup white or brown rice, cooked 

Note*: optional; use if you would like the dish to have a bit of a kick

Cookware

Large cutting board
Knife
Kitchen shears
Tablespoon
¼ cup measuring cup
Wok
Tongs
Small sauce pan and lid
Plate
Bowl
Spoon

Preparation

1. Chop vegetables up.
2. Cut chicken up into bite size pieces. Season chicken with a few dashes of salt,pepper, and seasoning salt. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, patting firmly so they adhere to the chicken.
3. In a wok or large frying pan heat peanut oil on high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring often, until golden about 4-5 minutes.
4. Start water (1 cup) for rice. Once boiling add 1/2 cup of rice, cover, turn down to low, and cook for about 10 minutes. Depending on if water or bubbles are still visible cook for an additional 2 minutes.
5. Transfer chicken to a plate. Add bell pepper, broccoli, onion, garlic, crushed red pepper if desired, and maybe more peanut oil if needed. Stir-fry until vegetables are just tender about 1-2 minutes.
6. Return chicken to the pan. Add broth, soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes.
7. Serve over rice and enjoy!

Step-by-Step Photos


1. Gather ingredients and cookware. 


2. Chop up red bell pepper,


sweet onion,


broccoli if fresh (I used frozen),


and mince garlic.



3. Cut chicken up into bite size pieces. 


4. Season chicken with a few dashes of salt,pepper, and seasoning salt.


5. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, patting firmly so they adhere to the chicken.


6.   In a wok or large frying pan heat peanut oil on high heat.


7. Add chicken and cook, stirring often, until golden about 4-5 minutes.


8. While the chicken is cooking, start water (1 cup) for rice. Once boiling


add 1/2 cup of rice,


 cover, turn down to low, and cook for about 10 minutes.


9. Once chicken is done, transfer to a plate.


10. Add bell pepper, broccoli, onion, garlic, crushed red pepper if desired, and maybe more peanut oil if needed. Stir-fry until vegetables are just tender about 1-2 minutes.


11. Return chicken to the pan.


12.  Add broth, soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes.


13. Check the rice after 10 minutes.  Depending on if water or bubbles are still visible cook for an additional 2 minutes. Here my rice was done so I turned it off and kept it covered until I served dinner.


14. Serve over rice and enjoy!

I hope you try this recipe out and find a new recipe to add to your collection. Comments, suggestions, and questions are always welcomed!

What's your favorite type of stir-fry?

Happy Cooking!

Katrina





2 comments:

  1. I love this dish! We had it for tonight and it was delicious. I will try t cook this again when I have time. Thank you for sharing!

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