24 Jul 2011

Chicken Stir-fry with Hoisin Sauce

Love stir-fry, but finding the right sauce has always been my problem, however this hoisin sauce seems to do the trick.  I've made this recipe extremely simple, as I don't like to spend too much time in the kitchen (I like to spend more time eating than cooking).  You can always add minced ginger, chilli paste and any other favourite veggies such as mushrooms, snow peas, carrots, etc.

Ingredients:
(Serves 2)
-1 chicken breast
-1/2 red bell pepper
-1/2 cup broccoli
-1/3 cup zucchini
-2 garlic cloves
-pepper
-4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
-2 teaspoons soy sauce
-Dash of sesame oil
-1 tablespoon of oil for frying

Instructions:
-Chop chicken breast, broccoli and zucchini into bite size pieces. Julienne red bell pepper.  Mince garlic cloves.
-For the sauce, combine and mix the hoisin sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil.  Add a little water if the sauce is too strong (taste and adjust).
-In a large wok or frying pan, heat up the oil on high heat.  Add garlic and stir often.
-Add chicken and stir often for a few minutes.
-Add the vegetables, stir often.  Season everything with pepper.
-Once everything has been cooked, add sauce and stir well.
-Serve over rice.

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