Exquisite Chinese Stir-Fry with Crunchy Slaw

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Lunch / Snacks

Ingredients: 15

Elevate your taste experience with this delightful Chinese stir-fry, served over a bed of crisp, crunchy slaw. This dish features tender chicken marinated in a savory blend of soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and chili-garlic sauce, then perfectly stir-fried with an assortment of colorful vegetables. Topped with a sprinkle of peanuts and fresh cilantro, this dish is a symphony of flavors and textures.

Ingredients

For the stir-fry
½ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce or crushed red pepper flakes
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
¼ cup water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon canola oil
½ cup red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
½ cup snow peas, cut into thirds
2 green onions, coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 shredded broccoli coleslaw mix
1 tablespoon peanuts, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon cilantro, minced

Instructions

  • For the stir-fry

    1. Begin by whisking together soy sauce, rice vinegar, dark sesame oil, and chili-garlic sauce in a medium bowl.
    2. Divide the sauce in half, reserving one half for the sauce and using the other half as a marinade.
    3. Coat the chicken pieces in the marinade, allowing them to sit for 15 minutes to absorb the flavors.
    4. Prepare the sauce by whisking water and cornstarch into the reserved half of the sauce until smooth, then set it aside.
    5. Remove the chicken from the marinade.
    6. Heat canola oil in a wok over high heat until hot.
    7. Stir-fry the chicken until it is almost cooked through, approximately 3 minutes.
    8. Add the red bell pepper, snow peas, green onions, and garlic to the wok, stir-frying for an additional minute.
    9. Pour in the reserved sauce and continue stir-frying for another minute until the sauce thickens and the chicken is fully cooked.
    10. Divide the shredded broccoli coleslaw mix between two plates and top with the chicken stir-fry mixture.
    11. Finish by sprinkling the dish with chopped peanuts and minced cilantro.

Aug 03, 2024