ALMOND CHICKEN VEGETABLE STIR FRY
I have been making this recipe for years, and use it to teach high school students knife skills and cooking sequencing. It is easy to prepare even for a novice cook, easy to use substitutions, well-liked and healthy.
Provided by PhoenixReborn
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 21m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Measure and prepare all ingredients prior to beginning to cook.
- Slice chicken breasts into bite-size pieces, set aside.
- Drain bamboo shoots.
- Cut celery on the bias.
- Slice mushrooms.
- Cut onion into 8ths- separate pieces.
- Mince fresh ginger root and garlic together, set aside.
- At about 350F, toast almonds for about 2 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Stir together the broth & soy sauce.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the water and corn starch.
- At medium high heat, heat oil and salt in wok until hot.
- Add salt, stir to dissolve.
- Stir in garlic and ginger, cook about 10 seconds.
- If you scorch these, turn off heat, dump and re-do this step.
- Add chicken.
- Cook and stir until almost done, about 5 minutes.
- Add onions, red pepper and celery, stir for about 1 minute, then add mushrooms.
- Cook and stir another minute.
- Add bamboo shoots.
- Stir in broth mixture, cover and reduce heat.
- Simmer about 3-5 minutes, or until vegetables are done.
- Stir in water-cornstarch mixture, heat until thickened.
- Top with toasted almonds, serve over rice.
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Aktar Mallick
aktar_m77@gmail.comI've made this recipe several times, and it's always a hit. It's a great way to get my kids to eat their vegetables.
Nasim Patwary
n.patwary55@hotmail.comThis is my new favorite stir-fry recipe. It's so easy to make, and it's always delicious.
Shipon Kumar
k-shipon47@hotmail.comI made this recipe for a party, and it was a big hit. Everyone loved it!
Zidan Koffi
z_koffi@gmail.comThis stir-fry is a great healthy meal. It's low in calories and fat, and it's packed with vegetables.
Saiqa Younus Shad
shad64@hotmail.frI'm not a big fan of almonds, so I used peanuts instead. It was still delicious!
Joe Joe
joejoe@gmail.comThis recipe is a great way to use up leftover chicken. I had some grilled chicken from the night before, and it worked perfectly in this stir-fry.
Boikanyo Khomola
boikanyo-k@hotmail.comI added some broccoli and carrots to this stir-fry, and it turned out great. I think you could add any vegetables you like.
ichiko
ichiko@hotmail.comThe sauce in this recipe is so flavorful. I used a little less soy sauce than the recipe called for, and it was still plenty salty.
Rimi Royal
rroyal@gmail.comI love how easy this recipe is to follow. I was able to make it in under 30 minutes, and it turned out delicious.
Rao Aziz
ar@yahoo.comThis stir-fry was a hit with my family! The flavors were amazing, and the chicken was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.