Ginger-Chicken Stir-Fry

Stir fries require very little cooking time and you can pretty much use any vegetables you like, but the star of this one is the ginger. This dish is quick and easy to make, but get all of your ingredients together (including mixing the sauce) before you start cooking because everything happens fast! Serve with rice, and garnish with sliced green onions.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 392 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup water
• 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup hoisin sauce
• ¼ cup sherry
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
• 1 cup vertically sliced onion
• 1 red bell pepper, cored and sliced
• 3 ounces snow peas, trimmed, cut in half
• 2 ½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger root

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add chicken to the wok, and stir-fry until chicken is opaque on all sides, about 3 minutes. Remove to a plate.

Step 2

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the wok. Add bell pepper, onion, and snow peas; stir-fry until vegetables start to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low.

Step 3

Whisk together water, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, rice vinegar, sesame oil, oyster sauce, sugar, cornstarch, and garlic in a bowl. Add sauce to the wok, stirring constantly until sauce starts to thicken. Add chicken back to the wok, stir, and reheat, 1 to 2 minutes.