Stir-fry is flavorful and quick to make
Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce flavor chicken in this quick Chinese stir-fry. The cooking time for the chicken recipe is only 5 minutes. The secret to this quick cooked dish is cutting the chicken and cucumbers into 1/2-inch pieces. The cucumber gives the dish an intriguing texture and flavor.
Hoisin sauce is a mixture of soybeans, garlic, chili peppers and spices. It can be found in the Asian section of the supermarket.
A small amount of dry sherry is called for in the chicken recipe. You can buy small bottles or splits of sherry at most liquor stores.
Helpful Hints
n Low-sodium soy sauce can be substituted for the hoisin sauce.
n Chicken broth can be used instead of sherry.
n For easy stir-frying, place the prepared ingredients on a cutting board or plate in order of use. You won’t have to look at the recipe once you start to cook.
n A quick way to slice scallions is to snip them with a scissors.
Countdown
n Marinate chicken.
n While chicken marinates, prepare the other ingredients.
n Make rice.
n Stir-fry chicken.
Shopping List
To buy: 1 small bottle hoisin sauce, 1 small bottle dry sherry, 3/4 pound chicken tenders, 1 bottle ground ginger, 1 cucumber, 1 small bunch scallions, 1 container minced garlic and 1 package microwave brown rice.
Staples: sugar, cornstarch, canola oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
