How To Make Ginger Chicken
Serve a hearty meal in 30 minutes with this delicious ginger chicken. It’s tossed with broccoli florets in a savory sauce made with broth and oyster sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbchicken breast,boneless skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1tbspvegetable oil,plus 1 tsp
- 2½cupssmall broccoli florets
- 1tbspfresh ginger,minced
- 1tspgarlic,minced
- ¼cupoyster sauce
- ¼cuplow sodium chicken broth,or water
- 1tspgranulated sugar
- 2tsptoasted sesame oil
- 1tspsoy sauce
- 2tspcornstarch
- salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the broccoli and cook for approximately 3 to 4 minutes or until broccoli is tender.
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Add the ginger and garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds more.
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Remove the vegetables from the pan; place them on a plate and cover to keep warm.
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Wipe the pan clean with a paper towel and turn the heat to high. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil.
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Season the chicken with salt and pepper, and add them to the pan in a single layer. Do in batches if needed.
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Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through.
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Add the broccoli mixture back to the pan and cook for 2 more minutes or until the vegetables are warmed through.
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In a bowl, whisk together the oyster sauce, chicken broth, sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce, and cornstarch.
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Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and vegetables and bring to a boil; cook for 1 more minute or until the sauce has just started to thicken.
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Serve immediately, with rice if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 280.30kcal
- Fat: 16.53g
- Saturated Fat: 3.63g
- Trans Fat: 0.15g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.81g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.86g
- Carbohydrates: 7.09g
- Fiber: 0.27g
- Sugar: 1.11g
- Protein: 25.42g
- Cholesterol: 72.57mg
- Sodium: 650.21mg
- Calcium: 39.33mg
- Potassium: 402.75mg
- Iron: 1.30mg
- Vitamin A: 77.29µg
- Vitamin C: 31.33mg
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