Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry with Vegetables

Name: Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry with Vegetables
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless; soy sauce, tamari; sherry; cornstarch; peanut oil; snow pea pods; garlic; thai chili paste; bamboo shoots; water chestnuts; chicken broth, low salt; sesame seeds; scallions, spring or green onions; sesame oil; rice

Submitted by BSomes

This was very easy to prepare, but I would double the chili paste next time and add some “red” to it- i.e. red bell pepper or carrots.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

25 min

COOK

5 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

POUND CHICKEN BREAST HALVES, BONELESS, SKINLESS
cut into 1 inch strips

TEASPOONS SOY SAUCE, TAMARI

CUP SHERRY
dry *

TEASPOONS CORNSTARCH

TABLESPOON PEANUT OIL

OUNCES SNOW PEA PODS

CLOVES GARLIC

TEASPOON THAI CHILI PASTE

OUNCES BAMBOO SHOOTS
drained and sliced

OUNCES WATER CHESTNUTS
drained

CUP CHICKEN BROTH, LOW SALT

TABLESPOONS SESAME SEEDS
toasted

SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
sliced

TEASPOON SESAME OIL

RICE
steamed *

Directions

Place chicken, soy sauce, sherry, and cornstarch in bowl and stir. Let marinate 15 minutes.

Heat peanut oil in wok or large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add snow peas, garlic and chili paste and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add chicken with marinade and stir-fry 3 minutes.

Add bamboo shoots and water chestnuts and stir-fry until chicken is almost cooked through, about 2 minutes. Mix in broth. Add sesame seeds and green onions; stir-fry 30 seconds. Stir in sesame oil. Serve with rice.