Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry

From Sunset, January 1996.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups long-grain rice
• 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3  tablespoons lemon juice
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon honey
• 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 1  lb skinless chicken breast, about 4 breasts
• 2  teaspoons  peanut oil or 2  teaspoons  salad oil
• 1 1⁄4 cups red bell peppers, 1-inch squares
• 1  lb bok choy, chopped (2-inch pieces)

Directions

1. Place rice and 2 1/2 cups water in a 2-3 qt pan; bring to boil over high heat.
2. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, stir broth, cornstarch, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, honey, and ginger until smooth; set aside.
4. Cut chicken crosswise into 1/2 inch wide strips.
5. Place wok or stir fry pan over high heat.
6. When hot, add oil, then chicken.
7. Stir often until chicken is no longer pink in center, 2-3 minute
8. Lift out and cover to keep warm.
9. To wok, add bell pepper, bok choy, and 2 tablespoons water.
10. Cover tightly and cook until bell pepper is barely tender-crisp to bite, 1 1/2-2 min; lift out and set aside.
11. Stir broth mix, then pour into wok and stir bubbling, about 1 minute.
12. Gently mix in chicken and veggies.
13. Spoon rice into center of a platter and arrange chicken mix alongside, placing bok choy around rim of platter.
14. Add additional soy sauce to taste.