# Stir-fried Gai Lan and Chicken Breast

A classic Chinese New Year stir-fry dish featuring chicken breast and gai lan (Chinese broccoli).

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 chicken breasts, thin sliced and cut into smaller pieces
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 0.5 tbsp oyster sauce
- sugar
- Chinese cooking wine
- gai lan or Chinese broccoli
- 0.25 cup water
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp cornstarch
- cooking oil
- white part of green onion
- garlic

## Instructions

1. Thin slice and cut two chicken breasts into smaller pieces.
2. Marinate the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of chicken powder, 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce, a little bit of sugar, and Chinese cooking wine. Mix well.
3. While the chicken marinates, prep the gai lan by taking out smaller stems and peeling the hard, stringy parts. Cut as shown.
4. Prepare the cornstarch slurry by mixing 1/4 cup of water, 1 teaspoon of chicken powder, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch.
5. Add some cooking oil to a pan, then add the white part of green onion and garlic.
6. Add the marinated chicken to the pan and a little bit of water to help it cook through.
7. Once the chicken is fully cooked, add the prepared sauce (cornstarch slurry) into the pan.
8. Bring the sauce to a boil until it thickens.
9. Add the gai lan to the pan and stir it up on high heat for a couple of minutes until the sauce boils.
10. Serve the stir-fry on a plate.

## Equipment

- stove

## Tips

- To tenderize the meat, use baking soda in the marinade.
- Peel the hard part of the gai lan stem as it can be stringy.
- Cook the gai lan on high heat for a couple of minutes until the sauce boils and thickens.

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/65400d25-92b2-4227-a091-65aa5b5c261a
- Extracted: 2026-03-31

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