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.
