Broccoli Chicken Recipe
Broccoli Chicken is a very popular dish from the Chinese cuisine. Learn how to make/prepare Broccoli Chicken by following this easy recipe.
Broccoli Chicken Recipe |
Preparation Time |
30 Minutes |
Cooking Time |
45 Minutes |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Rating |
1.0 / 10 (2 votes) |
Recipe Type |
Non Veg. |
Serves |
4 |
Ingredients:
- 1 pound Chicken Breasts, boneless & skinless
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tbsp Water
- 4 tbsp Oil
- 2 cups Oil, for frying
To Velvet Chicken
- 1 large Egg White
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch
- ¼ tsp Salt
For Sauce
- 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Water
To Cook Broccoli
- 1 pound Broccoli
- ½ cup Water
- ¼ tsp Salt, or to taste
- ½ tsp Granulated Sugar, or to taste
- 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
How to make Broccoli Chicken:
- Wash the chicken breasts and cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Take a bowl and add egg white, cornstarch and salt in it. Mix it well.
- Add this egg white mixture to the chicken pieces and toss well, so that the egg white mixture sticks to them.
- Keep this velveted mixture in a sealed container in the fridge, for 30 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the sauce by taking a bowl and mixing together the oyster sauce, light soy, dark soy, and water. Keep it aside.
- Take a small bowl and mix cornstarch along with water. Keep it aside.
- Wash the broccoli nicely and then chop it into thin slices.
- Take a heavy bottomed pan and heat 2 cup of oil in it. It should be hot enough to let the chicken cube float instantly.
- Now, put the chicken cubes in the pan and fry till they turn white. Drain them on the paper towel to remove excess oil.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in another heavy bottomed pan.
- Add crushed garlic and fry for a minute.
- Now, put broccoli in it, along with salt and sugar and fry it for a minute.
- Put ½ cup water in it and cover. Cook broccoli for about 5 minutes.
- When cooked, empty the pan and drain.
- Heat the pan again and put 2 tbsp oil in it.
- Now, put broccoli and chicken in it and stir well.
- Add the sauce and cornstarch mixture in the middle of and mix it, quickly to let it thicken.
- Mix everything together and serve with hot rice.