Lemon-Ginger Chicken With Broccoli

Submitted by MarraMamba

"A terrific chinese dish from Barbara Fisher of tigersandstrawberries blog. Not sickly sweet just a great balance of flavors"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces

• Marinade

• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine or 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

• Stir Fry

• 4 tablespoons peanut oil or 4 tablespoons canola oil
• 5 scallions, white and light green parts only cut thinly on the bias
• 3 inches cube fresh ginger, peeled and cut into fine julienne
• 2 ripe red fresno chili peppers, sliced thinly on the bias (or jalapeno)
• 2 lemons, zest of, in long, thin pieces, and divided into two equal portions
• 2 tablespoons shaoxing wine or 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 -2 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 lb broccoli, florets broken up into bite sized pieces, with the large stalks peeled and cut into thin slices juic
• 1 lemon, washed and cut in half longitudinally then cut into 1/4 inch thick half-moon slices
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sesame oil

directions

1. Mix chicken with the next five ingredients, and allow to marinate for twenty to forty minutes.
2. Heat wok over high heat until a thin thread of smoke rises. Add 3 tablespoons peanut or canola oil (reserve last tablespoon until later) and allow to heat another thirty seconds. Add scallions, ginger, chilies and half of the lemon zest and stir fry for thirty to forty seconds, or until all is fragrant.
3. Add marinated chicken, and spread into a single layer on the bottom of the wok, and leave undisturbed for about one minute, or until the chicken browns on that side. Stir fry until the chicken is 2/3 done–in other words, 2/3 of the chicken is white or brown, and the rest is pink. Add half the lemon slices and stir fry for another thirty seconds, then remove chicken and lemon from wok to a clean bowl.
4. Add reserved tablespoon of oil to wok, and allow it to heat thirty seconds. Add broccoli and stir fry for thirty seconds, then add wine and lemon juice. Deglaze any browned bits sticking to wok, and add chicken back to wok. Add soy sauce and continue stir frying until chicken is completely cooked. Add other half of lemon zest and slices, and drizzle with sesame oil, and serve over steamed rice.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

VERY, VERY NICE TASTING! Lemon, ginger, chicken, broccoli ~ That really says it all for me, since the making of this recipe melds those flavors so nicely! The prep took me a bit longer than indicated, but I needed things in place & ready so that all would go smoothly, which it did! I look forward to making this dish again & again ~ Many thanks for sharing it! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Gimme 5 tag]

 

[Jubes]

*Reviewed during ZWT4* I loved the ingredients and that this recipe was easily made gluten-free just by using suitable soy sauce. Luckily I prepared everything first as this recipe cooks up in a matter of minutes. I love chicken and broccoli. The lemon and ginger combination was nice also but the lemon was quite strong for my personal taste. Next time I think that I'll use the lemon juice but leave the sliced lemon and rind out. Photo also to be posted

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Made this last night for dinner - the cooking part moves along quickly so be sure to prep everything ahead of time. I halved the recipe and it made enough for three of us. Everything went along pretty well, when I got to step 4 it says add wine and lemon juice, but I couldn't find where the lemon juice was mentioned again.... so, I just added a couple of dashes of RealLemon. This dish is very lemon-y, which I enjoyed - you could even eat the lemons that were added the first time around. The steps were a little overwhelming, I kept losing my place, might be nice if they were broken down into shorter steps. Made for Chinese New Year review game.

 

[Elmotoo]

This was great! I used boneless thighs. Next time, the ginger will be minced. I cut up the 2 zested lemons to add. YUM! Thank you! Made for the Chinese/Vietnamese New Year Tag.

 

[Pneuma]

This tastes from the name itself, lemony sweet, but just right. I didn't put in the chili peppers though since I didn't have it on hand so was thinking whether to sub it with bell peppers or dried pepper..but ahh, never mind..opted out on this.. and it took me some time to make it. The procedure 4. states adding juice but the Stir Fry recipe ingredients didn't have it in there, but nevertheless, I added it (1 tsp) aside from the lemon wedges and zest. Slicing the lemon zest took me some time, and figuring out how to cut a scallion on the bias err..had to look it up. It's my first time to make this dish..*blushes* But first time is the hardest so they say, so next time, it'll be alot easier. So why, is it still a 5? Because it was worth it and it's soooo delicious!!! Thanks for sharing this, MarraMamba! Kung Hei Fat Choy! (Reviewed for Chinese-Vietnamese New Year 2008 tag game) :)