INGREDIENTS
NAME | WEIGHT | VOLUME |
|---|---|---|
Water | 340 g | 340 mL / 1½ cups |
White rice, long grain | 200 g / 7 oz | 1 cup |
Salt | 1 g | ½ tsp |
Stock, chicken or vegetable | 225 g / 8 oz | 225 mL / ⅔ cup |
Soy sauce | 45 g | 45 mL / 3 tbsp |
Brown sugar, tightly packed | 20 g | 2 tbsp |
Cornstarch | 7 g | 1 tbsp |
Sesame oil | 15 g | 15 mL / 1 tbsp |
Ginger, peeled and grated | 3 g | 1 tsp |
Garlic, minced | 5 g | 2 |
Black pepper, freshly ground | To taste | - |
| Chicken, breast, cut into 1.9 cm / ¾” thick pieces | 450 g / 1 lb | 2 breasts |
| Black pepper, freshly ground | to taste | - |
| Olive oil, extra virgin | 15 g | 15 mL / 1 tbsp |
Olive oil, extra virgin | 15 g | 15 mL / 1 tbsp |
Broccoli, cut into florets | 1 lb | 5 cups |
Onion, white, sliced | 140 g / 5 oz | 1 small onion |
Mushrooms, preferably button, sliced | 225 g / ½ lb | 2½ cups |
METHOD
- In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in rice and salt and return to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid, about 16-18 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let steam, covered, for 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, combine stock, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and black pepper. Whisk to dissolve sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
- Season chicken with black pepper. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken in a single layer and sear until golden, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
- In the same skillet, add olive oil, broccoli, onion and mushrooms. Stir fry until mushrooms are softened and broccoli is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium/low.
- Give your sauce a quick stir and pour over vegetables. Simmer until sauce thickens, about 3-4 minutes.
- Return chicken to skillet and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes.
- Using a fork, fluff the rice. Serve stir fry over rice.
NOTES
- If you want to thin the sauce, add water a tablespoon at a time
- You can substitute honey for brown sugar
- You can substitute chicken breast for chicken thigh
- Sesame seeds are an optional garnish
