Garlic and Broccoli Chicken

So, it’s still pretty much winter, and that is really depressing. It leads me to want to cook nourishing, flavourful and overall COMFORTING foods. I love making foods which have their flavour base in other cultures, and this for me is as delicious as anything you would get from the local Chinese. 

Don’t get me wrong, I am a big fan of Chinese takeout, and we have a really great one about a 2 minute walk from our place (a double edged sword..).

I love this kind of simple, quick, “throw it all in and mix it around” type of dinner. For me, it is a perfect midweek dinner, and is jam packed with healthy flavourful veggies.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts
• 3 tbsp cornflour
• 1 head of broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 pack of baby corn, sliced
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 leeks, sliced
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp corn flour
• 200ml chicken stock
• 1 tbsp mirin
• ½ package sugar snap peas

Method

Slice the chicken breasts and toss in the cornflour. Set aside while you prep the rest.

Chop the broccoli and slice the corn. Steam for 3 minutes until just cooked.

Heat the oil and stir fry the chicken and garlic for a few minutes, until the chicken is golden on the outside. Add the leeks and cook for a further minute.

Mix together the sauce ingredients (sugar, soy sauce, corn flour, stock, mirin) and stir into the chicken mixture. Let cook for a few minutes.

Finally, throw in the broccoli, corn and peas and allow to cook for 3 more minutes.

Serve with rice.

Enjoy!