SWEET CHILI GARLIC STIR FRY SAUCE

SWEET CHILI GARLIC STIR FRY SAUCE image

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 17

¼ cup chicken stock
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. honey
½ tbsp. rice wine vinegar
1-2 tsp. chili sauce, depending on taste
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. cornstarch
I usually use boneless chicken breast for this dish. For 2 people, I use about ¼ pound of protein.Cube the meat and let sit in a mixture of 1 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 tbsp. sherry and ¼ cup water while you prepare the vegetables.
Choose vegetables for the dish, enough to make ½ pound. Arrange the cut vegetables in bowls in order of their cooking time, with the longest cooking vegetables first:
Mushrooms: 5-10 minutes, depending on type and thickness
Cabbage, spinach, other greens: 4-6 minutes
Asparagus, broccoli, carrots, green beans: 3-5 minutes
Peppers, snow peas, sugar snap peas, summer squash, zucchini: 2-3 minutes
Bean sprouts: less than 1 minute
In addition, mince 2 garlic cloves and ½ tbsp. ginger root, and place them in line behind all the vegetables.
Next, prepare the sauce. My base stir-fry sauce is a mixture of ¼ cup chicken stock, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 tsp. cornstarch and 1 tbsp. flavoring, such as a bottled Asian sauce, sake or rice wine, or fermented black beans soaked in sherry. Feel free to experiment.
Finally, get your garnishes together. Chopped nuts, sliced scallions, raw bean sprouts and minced fresh herbs all make good garnishes.

Steps:

Now you're ready to assemble the stir-fry: 1. Heat 1 tbsp. peanut oil in a nonstick skillet over high until shimmering 2. Add the protein in a single layer and cook without disturbing until browned 3. Flip each piece and brown the other side in the same manner 4. Remove the cooked protein to a plate 5. If needed, add another ½ tbsp. peanut oil to the pan 6. Add the vegetables in order of their cooking times and stir-fry, keeping the food moving constantly, until tender 7. Add the garlic and ginger, and stir-fry 30 seconds 8. Reduce the heat to medium 9. Return to the protein to the pan and mix in the sauce 10. Stir-fry until the sauce thickens 11. If using noodles, stir them in and heat through.