Chinese chicken in garlic sauce is a dish that is perfect for those who do not have a deep fryer. All of the cooking can be done in a wok or fry pan. This is nothing more than a basic stir-fry dish. Also, unlike many other Chinese chicken recipes on this website, this recipe uses no breading. The chicken is first placed into a marinade and then fried in the wok with broccoli and sauce. The sauce, which is also the marinade, gets most of its flavor from garlic, soy sauce, and honey. It is a very interesting combination that gives this dish a rather unique flavor for Chinese. Serve with white rice. Enjoy.
Yield: (4 Servings)
PrintChicken in Garlic Sauce Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Scale
- 1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1” chunks)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- A ¼ cup of soy sauce
- A ¼ cup of water
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (divided)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 head fresh broccoli (cut into florets)
Instructions
- In a bowl combine garlic, soy sauce, water, honey, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, cornstarch, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Mix well. Stir chicken into the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- In a large wok or skillet, heat remaining tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. With a slotted spoon remove the chicken from the marinade and add to the wok or fry pan (reserve the marinade). Stir fry chicken for 3 minutes.
- Add broccoli and stir fry for an additional 2 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Add the reserved marinade to the wok or fry pan and cook until thickened.
Bobby
Monday 18th of June 2012
Kira- I would recommend serving with items such as white rice, egg rolls, and/or crab rangoons.
Kira
Monday 18th of June 2012
What kind of side items do you feed with a meal like this? I'm not good at putting foods together!
Anna
Thursday 24th of November 2011
Hi,
I ended up just using a pinch of red pepper flakes and it wasn't spicy at all, just flavorful. I ended up using agave nectar instead of honey and used mushrooms and zucchini instead of broccoli. It was very yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
Bobby
Wednesday 23rd of November 2011
Anna- red pepper flakes are spicy. Although 1/4 teaspoon is not that much, if you want to be on the safe side I would leave them out.
Anna
Wednesday 23rd of November 2011
Hi,
Planning to make this tomorrow night. Does the red pepper flakes add any spiciness to the marinade? My son doesn't like spicy foods.
Thanks!