The orange chili sauce is spicy, tangy, and sweet all in one!! The PERFECT sauce to jazz up chicken and broccoli! A FAST and EASY dinner with great Asian FLAVOR!!
1tablespoonrice vinegarapple cider vinegar may be substituted
Chicken and Broccoli
2tablespoonsolive oil
1 to 1.50poundsboneless skinless chicken breastdiced into bite sized cubes
3 to 4cupsbroccoli florets
kosher saltfor seasoning
freshly ground black pepperfor seasoning
Instructions
Orange Chili Sauce:
To a small saucepan, add the orange juice, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, pepper, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat; stir frequently. Allow mixture to boil for about 2 minutes.
To a small bowl, add the cornstarch, water, and stir to combine to make a slurry.
Add the slurry to the boiling mixture, and stir continuously for about 1 minute, or until the mixture thickens up some.
Remove pan from the heat, add the vinegar, stir to combine, and taste for seasoning balance. I prefer to add additional brown sugar but I like my sauces on the sweeter side. Set sauce aside off the heat.
Chicken and Broccoli:
To a large skillet, add the oil, chicken, season with salt and pepper, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is 90% cooked through; stir and flip intermittently so the chicken cooks evenly.
Push chicken to one side of the skillet and add the broccoli to the other side (it looks like a ton but it shrinks in volume by nearly half), and season the broccoli with salt and pepper.
Add about half of the sauce, mostly over the chicken, and add a few tablespoons over the broccoli (you will not use all the sauce and will have some leftover), cover skillet, turn the heat to medium-low, and allow the broccoli to steam for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until as crisp-tender as desired.
Uncover skillet, and if desired, add more sauce to either the chicken or broccoli, and serve immediately.
Notes
Orange juice: If your oranges are cold from being refrigerated, put the whole orange in the microwave for about 30 seconds or until it feels slightly warm to the touch. A warm orange will release much more juice than a cold one.Storage: Recipe is best fresh but extra will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days; extra sauce will keep airtight in the fridge for at least 7 to 10 days.