Stir Fry Chicken and Asparagus

Lately I've been trying a few recipes from the inter-net. One of our new faves is this chicken recipe I copied from the Food Network with a few modifications.

STIR FRY CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS

Ingredients:

2 pcs medium size chicken breasts, cut into bite size

1 bundle fresh asparagus (cut into 1 inch length)

1 cup sliced white mushrooms (Optional. We tried this once and it added more flavor. I highly suggest adding this!)

2 tbsp minced spring onions/shallots

2-3 tbsp vegetable oil

2 cloves minced garlic or garlic powder

1 tbsp minced ginger or ginger powder

1 tsp sugar (Optional. If you like additional taste.)

1/2 cup sherry

2 tbsp soy sauce

salt for seasoning (You can also omit this if you are in a low sodium diet.)

1/2 cup water or chicken broth (If you wish to make it saucier/tastier.)

corn starch (The original recipe calls for this if you want to coat the chicken or prefer the sauce to be thicker. I omitted this and the recipe still turned out nicely.)

black pepper

Procedure:

1. Mix ginger (if powdered), garlic (if powdered), sugar, sherry, soy sauce, salt and marinate the chicken in the mixture for 20-30 mins. Set aside.

2. Heat pan and put 2 tbsp of oil and stir fry asparagus, then mix mushrooms and spring onions. Remove from pan after 2-3 mins (don't overcook).

3. Use the same pan and add the remaining oil. Sautee ginger and garlic if you prefer the minced/real ones. Stir fry marinated chicken until it's cooked/golden brown.

4. Add water or chicken broth if you prefer for more sauce, simmer. Then add cooked veggies.

5. Season with black pepper. Serve with rice. Enjoy!

Serves 2.