Ingredients for a chicken stir-fry typically include:
- Chicken breast, sliced into thin strips
- Vegetables (such as broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms, snow peas)
- Garlic, minced
- Ginger, grated
- Soy sauce
- Rice wine or sherry
- Sugar
- Cornstarch
- Sesame oil
- Vegetable oil for stir-frying.
Instructions for making chicken stir-fry:
- In a small bowl, mix together soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, sugar, and cornstarch. Set aside.
- In a wok or large skillet, heat vegetable oil over high heat. Add chicken strips and stir-fry until they are no longer pink, about 4-5 minutes.
- Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Add more oil to the pan if needed, then add garlic and ginger, stir-frying for 30 seconds.
- Add vegetables to the pan and stir-fry until they are tender-crisp, about 3-4 minutes.
- Return chicken to the pan and add the sauce mixture. Stir-fry until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is fully cooked, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in sesame oil.
- Serve hot over rice or noodles.