My Favorite Stir Fry

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1 dash chinese five spice powder
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• 1/8 cup dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 dash chinese five spice powder
• 1 -2 boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 cup broccoli floret
• 1 cup cauliflower floret
• 1/2 cup carrot, cut in sticks
• 1/2 cup celery, sliced diagonally
• 1/2 cup salted peanuts (not dry roasted)
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 bunch green onion, cleaned and cut in 1-inch lengths
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients for the marinade, and prepare chicken in bite sized pieces, either thin strps or chunks. place chicken and marinade in a ziploc bag and marinate in refrigerator at least one hour.
• 2 meanwhile, prep all of your vegetables for stir-frying.
• 3 make the sauce by combining the chicken broth, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes and 5-spice in a small saucepan. bring to a boil. while this is heating, combine the sherry and cornstarch until smooth. when sauce mixture boils, add the cornstarch mixture and stir until sauce is thick. keep sauce warm.
• 4 heat 1-2 tbsp oil in wok until nearly smoking hot(i like to add a few red pepper flakes to the oil) and add the peanuts. fry for 2 minutes, then remove to a small bowl.
• 5 add all of the vegetables to the very hot wok and stir-fry until the vegetables are tender crisp. drain the chicken and discard the marinade.
• 6 remove the vegetables to a bowl. add oil to the wok if necessary and again get it smoking hot. add the chicken and stir-fry until juices are clear and cooked off.
• 7 add peanuts, cooked vegetables, and sauce back in to the wok and stir to coat.
• 8 serve immediately over hot cooked rice.