Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry is a lip smacking delicious, quick dinner for those busy days – you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes – start to finish
I have mentioned a few times previously that I love stir-fry recipes.
They are quick, easy, the meat cooks the way you want it to and the vegetables are crunchy as is with this Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-Fry .
Maybe it is just me, but I like my stir-fries to have a definite crunch to the vegetables.
I really would not like to eat over cooked, mushy vegetables this way, or in most cases I should say.
To be honest, I have over stir-fried vegetables before and on the odd occasion I still manage to do that !
The big secret , is not really that big, constant (but gentle) stirring is required with any stir-fry.
Anyhow, broccoli and me, we have a great understanding ! Fresh broccoli is super to cook with, adds color and most important it contains loads of goodness !
I use store-bought Sauce when making this dish, which usually is a week night dinner and perfect for busy cooks.
Over weekends I do not mind making a sauce from scratch, but during the week, I am a little less picky.
Short cuts to a Stir-Fry
- Use frozen bags of ready made Stir-Fry vegetables – you can cook them straight from the bag, no defrosting necessary
- Buy your Chicken already sliced into strips – the price difference is very low
More Stir-Fry recipes you might like:
- Drunken Chicken Stir-Fry
- Thai Chicken Stir-Fry
- Teriyaki Chicken Stir-Fry
- Sweet And Sour Meatball Stir-Fry (Saucy!)
- Teriyaki Beef And Greens Stir-Fry
Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-Fry
Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-Fry
Ingredients
- 750 g Chicken Fillets cut into strips ( 1 pound 10 oz )
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
- 2 TB Avocado Oil (or any other suitable oil for high heat cooking)
- 1 bunch Spring Onions chopped
- 3 t Fresh Garlic crushed
- 2 ½ cups Fresh Broccoli Florets
- 250 g Mushrooms halved or quartered ( 8 oz )
- 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced into strips
- 1 ½ cups Sweet and Sour Sauce (your favorite brand will do)
Instructions
- Season the Chicken with Salt and Pepper – heat the Oil in a large wok or similar pan
- Fry the Chicken in 3 batches until cooked – remove from the wok and keep aside
- Using the same wok, (add a little more Oil if needed), fry the Spring Onions, Garlic, Broccoli, Mushrooms and the Red Bell Pepper until tender but still crunchy
- Return the cooked Chicken to the wok – add the Sweet and Sour Sauce and heat through – add more Salt and Pepper if needed
Serve over Asian Noodles or Rice.
Suzan Sweatman
Friday 16th of August 2013
Do you rhink I'll ever learn not to come here in the morning when I'm hungry - now I'm dying for chicken stir fry for breakfast Linda!!!!!!!!!!!I haven't made a chicken stir fry in ages - may be trying this tonight - thanks!!!XOXO
Mel@Mellywood's Mansion
Thursday 15th of August 2013
Yum we had sweet and sour chicken last night for dinner, might have to try your version next time :)