Chicken Mushroom Stir Fry
Directions
- 1Start with chicken. I'm using chicken breast for this recipe. You can also use chicken thigh.
- 2Make sure you cut the chicken into thin slices.
- 3Marinate it with soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar and a bit of cooking oil.
- 4Mix it well and set it aside for 15 minutes.
- 5Slice the onions and mushroom.
- 6I use portobello mushroom, you can also use white button mushroom or any mushroom you like.
- 7You will also need minced garlic and ginger. They give fresh aromatic flavor to the stir-fry.
- 8Finely chop ginger and two to three garlic cloves.
- 9Also cut spring onions into two-inch pieces.
- 10Slice the red chillies.
- 11You can omit chilies if you don't like it spicy.
- 12It's important to prepare the sauce before you heat the pan.
- 13You will need regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, sugar and a bit of cornstarch.
- 14Mix the sauce well until the sugar and cornstarch are dissolved.
- 15Over medium-high heat, drizzle oil and stir-fry the onions first, then add mushroom and cook just for one to two minutes.
- 16Don't overcook the vegetables as you are cooking them again with the sauce.
- 17Set them aside.
- 18In the same pan, drizzle more oil, add the marinated chicken slices.
- 19Let the chicken sear at the bottom of the pan for one to two minutes.
- 20Add minced garlic and ginger.
- 21Stir everything well and cook until the chicken is 80% done.
- 22Pour the sauce inside.
- 23Now add the fried mushroom and onion back to the pan and combine everything together.
- 24Finish it with chilli slices and spring onions.
- 25Drizzle a bit of sesame oil, make a final quick toss and enjoy.
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Oil
- 0.5 Onion
- 100 g Mushroom
- 2 tsp minced Ginger
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 4 pieces Spring onions
- 1 Chilli
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp Water
- 0.5 tsp Cornstarch
- 2 tsp Sesame oil
Equipment
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Tips
- You can also use chicken thigh.
- You can also use white button mushroom or any mushroom you like.
- You can omit chilies if you don't like it spicy.
- Don't overcook the vegetables as you are cooking them again with the sauce.
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