Chicken Stir-Fry With Spicy Peanut Sauce

MarthaStewartWanabe's Note:

If you like spicy peanut sauce, you'll like this dish. The sauce is smooth and creamy with a bit of kick. When stir-frying, I like to marinate the meat to add a bit more depth of flavor. I used chicken for this recipe but am sure it would also go well with pork or shrimp (of course taking into account varying cooking times of different meats).

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

Marinade

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/4 cup peanut butter, creamy
• 1/4 cup water, hot from the tap
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons vinegar, distilled
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (for cooking chicken)

Vegetables

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, sliced
• 1 cup broccoli spear
• 1/2 cup carrot, julienned
• 1 cup snow peas (or sugar snap)

Sauce

• 1/3 cup peanut butter, creamy
• 1/3 cup water, hot from the tap
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar, distilled
• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

Directions:

1. Thoroughly whisk together ingredients for marinade (except olive oil) and marinate sliced chicken for 30 minutes at room temperature or 1-2 hours refrigerated.
2. While chicken is marinating, thoroughly whisk together ingredients for sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
3. Heat 1 tbs. oil in wok (or large skillet) at medium-high heat. Drain chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Set cooked chicken aside, covered.
4. Reduce temperature to medium heat and heat 1 tbs. oil in wok. Cook vegetables for 10 minutes or until tender but crisp.
5. Return cooked chicken to pan and toss with vegetables.
6. Make a well in the center of the wok and pour sauce into it, stirring constantly. The sauce will thicken slightly. If the sauce is too thick to your taste, add water a little at a time until desired consistency is reached.
7. Toss sauce, chicken and vegetables in wok until sauce is thoroughly incorporated.
8. Serve over rice or rice noodles.

Reviews

[jrlokken]

I'm sorry, this recipe, when followed as-is was awful. I'm not sure what the problem was, but this spicy peanut sauce recipe is a dud.

[liljenn]

Very good recipe. I added just a pinch of sugar to the marinade and sauce to give it a little sweetness. The combination of flavors and vegetables was great. I served it with rice noodles. When I make it again I will probably add some red peppers. Thanks for the yummy recipe! Addendum: Made this again. Omitted the sugar and used Rice Vinegar. Also added ginger to the sauce.

[Amberlyrose]

Soooo Gooood. I just love spicy peanut sauce. I didn't have time to marinate so I just combined the marinade recipe with the sauce recipe (minus olive oil) and used that for the sauce. I made this with a ribeye steak I had in the freezer, I just sliced it thinly across the grain and threw it in at the last minute. Will make with chicken next time. Thanks!