Chicken And/Or Tofu Stir-Fry

Submitted by Crafty Lady 13

"I received this recipe from a friend, but haven't had the chance to make it yet. The best stir-fries are made with the freshest vegetables, which makes this a great choice as a "market-day" meal."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons gingerroot, peeled and minced
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) or 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1 lb boneless chicken, cut in thin strips
• 14 ounces firm tofu, cubed (optional)
• 1 cup snow peas or 1 cup sugar snap pea, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 12 ounces spaghetti
• 1⁄2 cup green onion, chopped

directions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together first nine ingredients and set aside.
2. In large skillet over medium-high heat saute chicken in a small amount of olive oil until meat is cooked through or tofu is lightly browned. Remove from skillet and set aside.
3. Add snow peas or sugar snap peas to skillet. Add soy sauce mixture and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens, approximately 3 minutes.
4. Mix in cooked spaghetti and green onions. Top with chicken/tofu and serve immediately.
5. Variation: Add other vegetables according to the length of time needed to cook until crisp-tender. Add first: thinly sliced carrots. Next: sliced, peeled broccoli stems, onions, bell pepper strips, asparagus, chopped Swiss chard stems, cabbage. Next: broccoli florets, along with soy sauce mixture. Next: sliced mushrooms and summer squash. Last: fresh greens like spinach. You can use any combination of the vegetables listed above.

Reviews

[Goodeatin]

This was good. The noodles made it different than the normal stir-fry over rice. I also liked the tofu with the noodles. I used the 1/2 tsp red peppers, and it was a little too spicy for my family; will start with 1/4 tsp next time. Also used 1/4 tsp ginger powder for the ginger.

 

[The Flying Chef]

This was a great stir fry.. The sauce is super yummy and all the flavours go really well together, I only made it with chicken as I wasn't sure if the DH and DS would like it. I also used Asian egg noodles rather than the spaghetti listed and also took your note at the bottom and added extra veg to the stir fry. I added mushrooms, broccolini, baby corn, asparagus and some green onion along with the snow peas. We love stir fry's and this one definitely didn't disappoint it is a definite keeper and I will be making this again. Thanks for sharing a real winner Crafty Lady 13

 

[Mamas Kitchen Hope]

Great stir fry. The sauce is fantastic and has so much flavor! I added the tofu AND the chicken. Thanks crafty!

 

[catalinacrawler]

this turned out really good. next time i'd probably use less ginger since it was pretty potent. i added a large spoonful of sambal oelek instead of the red pepper flakes. thanks for a great recipe! made & reviewed for zwt 4. update: made again with steak & it turned out wonderful. didnt use the spaghetti noodles since i had a nice thin japanese style noodle on hand...yumm!