Orange Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry

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(from mcognac’s recipe box)

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Source: Ruth Will (FB)

Categories: Main Dish

Ingredients

  • For the sauce:
  • • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • • 1 tbsp grated orange zest
  • • 2 big garlic cloves
  • • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • • 2 tbsps rice vinegar
  • • 2 tbsps soy sauce
  • • 1 tsp minced ginger
  • • A dash of honey, sugar or agave
  • For the stir-fry:
  • • 1 lb chicken tender cut into strips
  • • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • • 4 cups chopped mushrooms, celery, carrots, snap peas and broccoli – must be fresh.
  • • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Put all sauce ingredients in a blender. Blend and taste if you’d like to add sweetness to it.

  2. . Pour sauce into pan and heat for 5 mins, then put in a separate bowl.

  3. . Wash the pan.

  4. . Spice the chicken with salt & pepper.

  5. . Add the cornstarch and rub the chicken with it.

  6. . Boil the broccoli for about 5 mins, watch that it doesn’t get too soft, it stay firm.

  7. . Place a paper towel on a plate and lay the chopped vegetables on it.

  8. . Dry the pan.

  9. . Cook the onion on olive oil and chicken for about 4 mins – make sure the chicken is cooked!

  10. 0. Throw in the rest of the vegetables and stir-fry for 2 mins.

  11. 1. Add drops of sauce between each stir.

  12. 2. Repeat, adding a few tablespoons every 15 secs, for the sauce to cook down.

  13. 3. Place the stir-fry over hot rice.

  14. 4. Serve

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