Delectable Broccoli Chicken

Name: Delectable Broccoli Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce; 225 g (8 oz) tomatoes, quartered; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; Cornflour, for dusting; 2 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 1 small onion, quartered; 3 tablespoons water or Chicken Stock (see p.56); 450 g (1 lb) boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 450 g (1 lb) fresh broccoli; 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 400 ml (14 fl oz) plus 1 tablespoon groundnut oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Ken Hom's Hot Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 1996

About

Chicken and broccoli are a wonderful combination. In this Vietnamese-inspired recipe, the chicken is first marinated, then fried. Then it is paired with crunchy green broccoli. In Vietnam, Chinese broccoli, which is slightly more woody and bitter, would be used. But here I use the variety found in the West, which is sweeter with a distinctive, mild flavour. Chicken thighs are used because of their robust taste which holds up well to the frying. Serve this dish with rice and another vegetabl