Recipe For Chicken And Broccoli In Garlic Sauce
I love a good Chinese meal and even though I love a good authentic style Chinese meal served in a fancy Chinese restaurant, there are times all I crave is for those greasy noodles, oily fried rice and chicken in thick spicy garlicky sauce which is best delivered in those small white boxes. Chinese food in US is much different than the Chinese food we get in India. There are some things on the menu which I can never resist and one of these is this glossy garlic sauce served with fresh crunchy vegetables or chicken or any other protein along with rice.
I can never get enough of this sauce. Since we moved to Colorado, we haven’t had good luck finding Chinese restaurant and even though I have tried making Chinese food at home, I must say that I am horrible when it comes to Chinese sauces. So one day when I almost gave up, Ronak was like ” why don’t I try making this recipe?”. He is amazing when it comes to creating sauces and he is my designated taste tester when I make sauces for pastas. And as I guessed, it turned out to be even better than the restaurant version!!
Since then I have asked him to make this meal thrice in one week and after carefully noting down all the proportions, I made it again for the blog. We kept it simple and just added chicken and broccoli but earlier we kept it meatless and added broccoli and tofu. Served over plain white rice, this dish is divine! The SAUCE!! I make sure to keep extra sauce on the side to add over rice! So so good.
Chicken In Garlic Sauce Chinese
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Chicken and Broccoli with brown sauce is a popular Chinese takeout dish. This chicken and broccoli recipe will show you how to make it with a delicious Chinese brown sauce.
Our recipe uses the same technique as Chinese restaurants. The broccoli is blanched, and the chicken is seared separately. The aromatics and sauce are cooked and thickened with cornstarch slurry (2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water), and everything is tossed together at the end.
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When I worked in Chinese restaurants, including my parents’ own family restaurant, we always doubled-check with customers if they wanted their chicken and broccoli with brown sauce or white sauce.
Brown sauce was the overwhelming favorite, probably due to the deep umami flavors of soy sauce and oyster sauce and its rich, tantalizing amber color.
That said, quite a few patrons did want their chicken with broccoli in white sauce . Similar to our moo goo gai pan , chicken broccoli with white sauce gets its flavor primarily from ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and Chinese rice wine (Shaoxing wine). Without the strong taste of soy sauce, the delicate flavors of the dish were allowed to come through. Of course, then there was the healthy crowd who preferred that the chicken was blanched and less oil was used in the white sauce version.
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If you like your Chinese chicken and broccoli with brown sauce, follow this recipe. If you like yours with white sauce, we have a recipe for that too!
However, if you prefer dark meat, you can use chicken thighs to make a delicious homemade dark meat chicken broccoli with brown sauce.
Chicken thighs have a higher fat content and are harder to overcook. They’re also juicier and smell just like fried chicken when seared in a hot wok!
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Basic stir-fry sauce is made up of aromatics like ginger and garlic, dark and regular soy sauces, sesame oil, oyster sauce, sugar, Chinese rice wine (Shaoxing wine) and white pepper.
After you learn how to make this authentic takeout Chinese chicken and broccoli recipe, check out our recipe for Chinese Stir-fry Sauce to see how you can apply it to whatever dishes you can dream up.
Start by marinating your chicken. In a bowl, add the sliced chicken, 3 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and 1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil.
Chicken And Broccoli In Garlic Sauce
Rub the marinade ingredients into the chicken with your hands until all the liquid has been absorbed by the chicken. Set aside for 10 minutes.
The chicken will absorb the oyster sauce and water, making the chicken, moist, tender and delicious. For more information and preparing chicken for stir fries, see Bill’s post on Chicken velveting 101.
Next, prepare the sauce mixture. In a small bowl or measuring cup, add the warm chicken stock, sugar, soy sauce , dark soy sauce ,oyster sauce , sesame oil and white pepper . Stir everything together until well combined and set aside.
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Boil water in your wok and blanch the broccoli for 1 minute (or 2 minutes if you like your broccoli softer). Remove with your spider, drain and set aside.
Clean and dry your wok. Place it over high heat until smoking. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and sear the chicken until opaque on all sides (this should only take about 3 minutes).
Turn off the heat, remove the chicken, and set aside. The chicken will be about 90% done, but will be cooked again at the end.
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Without washing the wok, set the flame to medium heat. Add another tablespoon of oil, along with the garlic and ginger (if using).
Stir the garlic and ginger for 5 seconds and add the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok. Then pour in the sauce mixture.
Use your wok spatula to stir the sauce around the sides of the wok to deglaze, and let it come to a simmer.
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Stir up the cornstarch and water slurry and drizzle the mixture into sauce while stirring constantly. Allow the sauce to simmer for 10 to 15 seconds until thick and gravy-like.
For more detailed information on the many ways to use cornstarch to get authentic results at home with our recipes, see our post onHow to Use Cornstarch in Chinese Cooking .
Next, toss in the chicken and its juices and the blanched broccoli. Stir-fry until the chicken and broccoli is coated in the sauce.
Creamy Garlic Chicken And Broccoli Pasta
At this point, you can make adjustments. If you like your brown sauce darker, add a dash more of dark soy sauce. Add more cornstarch slurry if your sauce is too thin, or more chicken stock or water if the sauce is too thick. Serve with steamed rice.
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Chicken and Broccoli is a popular Chinese takeout dish. This chicken and broccoli recipe is the authentic restaurant version with a delicious brown sauce.
Chinese Chicken And Broccoli
Calories: 287 kcal (14%) Carbohydrates: 14 g (5%) Protein: 23 g (46%) Fat: 16 g (25%) Saturated Fat: 11 g (55%) Cholesterol: 54 mg (18%) Sodium: 829 mg (35%) Potassium: 650 mg (19%) Fiber: 2 g (8%) Sugar: 3 g (3%) Vitamin A: 590 IU (12%) Vitamin C: 82.7 mg (100%) Calcium: 50 mg (5%) Iron: 1.3 mg (7%)
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Bill is the dad of The Woks of Life family. He grew up in upstate New York, working through high school and college in restaurants with his father, a chef. Rose from modest beginnings as a Burger King sandwich assembler to Holiday Inn busboy and line cook, to cooking at the family's Chinese restaurant, while also learning the finer points of Cantonese cooking from his immigrant parents. Specializes in all things traditional Cantonese and American Chinese takeout.Chicken and Broccoli in a wonderful creamy garlic parmesan sauce are a healthy, low-carb, one-pan dinner. The sauce is delicious and creamy but not heavy on the palate. Serve it with some pasta or Zoodles for a complete nutritious meal.
This chicken and broccoli recipe will be your best friend on a busy weeknight when you need to feed a hungry family and have not done any prep before. Absolutely easy, quick, and with only a few ingredients, this Creamy Chicken and broccoli will never let you down.
The creamy and incredibly delicious sauce coats the chicken pieces and broccoli well. With butter, garlic, cream, parmesan cheese, seasoning, and a hint of heat from the chili powder, the sauce is just perfect. All you need is a bowl of pasta
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