Peanut Sesame Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced into strips (i like to cube it)
• 9 ounces broccoli, divided into small flowerets
• 9 ounces baby corn, halved if large
• 1 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch (i sometimes have to add a little more cornstarch at the end to get it to thicken up a bit)
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1/3 cup roasted shelled, unsalted peanuts (make sure you get the unsalted ones. the soy sauce makes this dish salty enough)
• rice or noodles, to serve

Recipe

• 1 heat the vegetable oil and sesame oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or wok until smoking.
• 2 add the chicken strips and stir-fry until browned, about 4-5 minutes.
• 3 add the broccoli, corn, and red bell pepper and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes more.
• 4 meanwhile, mix the soy sauce with the orange juice and cornstarch. stir the into the chicken and vegetable mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce has slightly thickened and a glaze develops.
• 5 stir in the sesame seeds and peanuts, mixing well. heat the stir-fry for 3-4 minutes more.
• 6 transfer the stir-fry to a warm serving dish and serve with rice or noodles.