Name: Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 chicken breast fillet; 6 tiger prawns; As much broccoli as you wish; A handful of french beans; Handful of mushrooms; 1-inch piece of ginger; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 green chili; 1/2 red chili; A handful of cashew nuts; 1 spring onions/scallions; a handful of fresh coriander/cilantro; 1 teaspoon egg white & 2 cornstarch! The sauce; 2 teaspoons cornflour / cornstarch; 1 1/2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder; 4 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry is a really quick and easy meal, delicious served with rice or noodles! This works well as an appetizer or main meal.

Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry! This is such a delicious quick and easy meal. All cooked in one pan so there's very little washing up too!

The trick with making any Chinese food and it's guaranteed success is to prepare everything beforehand. You need to get all your ingredients together, chopped, diced, toasted, sauces prepared in little bowls, absolutely everything that belongs in a recipe must be at hand when you fire your wok up to inferno temperatures!

This is a really easy and quick recipe. The tender succulent chicken meat together with the crunchy broccoli, with its bright green colour....the gentle heat of fresh chilies mixed with the nutty taste of toasted sesame seeds...all delightfully dancing on your taste buds!

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The idea is to cook everything very quickly, on a high heat, so that all the juices, natural vitamins, and minerals are sealed for maximum flavor and goodness.

Not only are flavors and nutrients important in Chinese cooking, but texture also carries a high importance. In this dish, you have the soft velvety texture (yes, velvety, not dry and stringy) of the chicken breast meat, the medium crunch of the broccoli, the crunchy slightly chewy cashew nuts, the small crispy sesame seeds, and some lovely sweet shrimp, all married together with that distinctive light Chinese flavour sauce that comes with a stir-fry.

In this recipe, I've added some tiger prawns just for a bit of contrast, but if your budget doesn't allow, you can leave it out altogether, or swap for some white fish, like cod, or some squid if you like that!

So let's get straight to the recipe and see how we make this delicious Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry. Please enjoy!

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1) Ingredients

2) Instructions

3) Recipe Card

4) Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry

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Ingredients

1 chicken breast fillet
6 tiger prawns
As much broccoli as you wish
A handful of french beans
Handful of mushrooms
1-inch piece of ginger
2 cloves garlic
½ green chili
½ red chili
A handful of cashew nuts
1 spring onions/scallions
a handful of fresh coriander/cilantro
1 egg white & 2 teaspoons cornstarch

The sauce

2 teaspoons cornflour / cornstarch
1 ½ tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon chicken stock powder
4 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds (if not toasted, just dry fry them in a small pan until golden)

Instructions

1. Wash and cut the broccoli into bite-size pieces. Place in a bowl with enough water to cover half way up. Microwave for 3-4 minutes.

2. Drain the broccoli water and add ice cold water. Leave the broccoli in the water until it is cold. By plunging the broccoli in ice cold water, it will keep the bright green color and also crunchiness as the water will stop the broccoli from continuing to cook.

3. Wash and prepare the rest of the vegetables. They should all be cut to bite-sized even pieces.

4. Chop the ginger, garlic, and chilies (see photo below)

5. Put all your prepared vegetables on a separate plate as shown below.

Chinese Spicy Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry, prepare ingredients

6. Separate an egg, keeping the egg white, and lightly beat it in a bowl with 2 teaspoons cornstarch.

7. Slice the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and place in the bowl with the egg white. (See photo below). The egg white acts as a coat to the chicken, so when it makes contact with the heat from the wok, it is sealed very quickly, keeping all the juices inside and giving you a soft velvety texture to the chicken.

Chinese Spicy Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry, marinade

8. Remove the shells from the prawns and devein and set aside.

9. Make the sauce. - Add all the sauce ingredients into a bowl, and stir so that the cornflour has dissolved.

Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry, make the sauce

11. Heat the wok until it is smoking. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the wok.

12. As soon as the wok is hot, add the chicken and stir until it firms up and turns white in color. Remove from the wok. It will go back in to the wok after the vegetables are done.

13. Keeping the same oil from the chicken, add the vegetables, cashews etc to the wok and fry, stirring and tossing with your spatula until they are soft enough for your liking. (some people don't like to eat really crunchy vegetables, so cook a bit longer if necessary!)

14. Add the chicken back to the wok, keeping the heat on high, stirring and tossing all the time.

15. Give the sauce a stir in the bowl, to loosen the cornflour as it may have settled to the bottom, then pour the sauce all around the outer edge of the wok, stirring all the time.

16. Add the prawns and turn off the heat. Stir a few more times until the prawns turn pink as in the photo below.

17. Serve steaming hot with a nice bowl of Thai Fragrant rice. Delicious!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

Recipe Card

Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry

Yield: 2

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Sesame Chicken, Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry is a really quick and easy meal, delicious served with rice or noodles! This works well as an appetizer or main meal.

Ingredients

1 chicken breast fillet
6 tiger prawns
As much broccoli as you wish
A handful of french beans
Handful of mushrooms
1-inch piece of ginger
2 cloves garlic
½ green chili
½ red chili
A handful of cashew nuts
1 spring onions/scallions
a handful of fresh coriander/cilantro
1 teaspoon egg white & 2 cornstarch! The sauce
2 teaspoons cornflour / cornstarch
1 ½ tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon chicken stock powder
4 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

Wash and cut the broccoli into bite size pieces. Place in a bowl with enough water to cover half way up. Microwave for 3-4 minutes. Drain the broccoli water and add ice cold water. Leave the broccoli in the water until it is cold. By plunging the broccoli in ice cold water, it will keep the bright green colour and also crunchiness as the water will stop the broccoli from continuing to cook.
Wash and prepare the rest of the vegetables.They should all be cut to bite sized even pieces.
Chop the ginger, garlic, and chilies. Put all your prepared vegetables on a separate plate.
Separate an egg, keeping the egg white, and lightly beat it in a bowl with 2 teaspoons cornstarch.
Slice the chicken breast into bite sized pieces and place in the bowl with the egg white. The egg white acts as a coat to the chicken, so when it makes contact with the heat from the wok, it is sealed very quickly, keeping all the juices inside and giving you a soft velvety texture to the chicken.
Remove the shells and devein from the prawns and set aside.
Make the sauce. - Add all the sauce ingredients into a bowl, and stir so that the cornflour has dissolved.
Drain the broccoli. Heat the wok until it is smoking. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the wok.
As soon as the wok is hot, add the chicken and stir until in firms up and turns white in colour. Remove from the wok. It will go back in to the wok after the vegetables are done.
Keeping the same oil from the chicken, add the vegetables, cashews etc to the wok and fry, stirring and tossing with your spatula until they are soft enough for your liking. (some people don't like to eat really crunchy vegetables, so cook a bit longer if necessary!)
Add the chicken back to the wok, keeping the heat on high, stirring and tossing all the time.
Give the sauce a stir in the bowl, to loosen the cornflour as it may have settled to the bottom, then pour the sauce all around the outer edge of the wok, stirring all the time.
Add the prawns and turn off the heat. Stir a few more times until the prawns turn pink.
Serve steaming hot with a nice bowl of Thai Fragrant rice. Delicious!

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17 thoughts shared

Liz
says:
March 11th, 2016 at 7:44 am

Sounds so nice. Thank you

Marie@http://citronlimette.com
says:
June 22nd, 2013 at 8:37 pm

Mary, I am very impressed with your blog! What a great stir fry recipe. I will make sure to subscribe to your yummy page! Marie

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  June 22nd, 2013 at 8:42 pm
  
  Oh Gosh! What a compliment Marie! Thank you, you make me feel very proud! Mary
  
Shauna | The Best Blog Recipes
says:
April 4th, 2013 at 5:48 am

Thanks for linking up this post to The Best Blog Recipe’s Weekend re-Treat #7!

I know I’m running a little bit behind in pinning but I wanted to stop by and pin your image to My Link Parties
Craft/DIY & Recipe Boards while I was here.

Hope to see you link up again at the party this weekend!

Shauna
http://thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com/
http://ready2loseweight.blogspot.com/

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  April 5th, 2013 at 8:50 am
  
  Hi Shauna, Thanks for stopping by & pinning!
  
Karyn - Pint Sized Baker
says:
March 18th, 2013 at 4:45 am

Pinned! Thanks so much for linking up to Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker. I look forward to coming back on Monday Night!

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  March 18th, 2013 at 8:06 am
  
  Thanks Karyn, Glad you like the recipe :)
  
Nancy France
says:
March 12th, 2013 at 10:35 pm

these instructions are organized so well! Thank you so much- I am trying this tonight!

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  March 12th, 2013 at 11:10 pm
  
  Hi Nancy, I’m glad you find my recipe easy to follow! Please let us know how you enjoyed the recipe after you’ve tried it, we always like feedback :)
  
Cindy Jamieson
says:
March 12th, 2013 at 3:24 pm

This looks like an amazing Stir Fry! Thank you so much for linking to Simple Supper Tuesday!

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  March 12th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
  
  Thanks Cindy, glad you liked it :)
  
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes}
says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:59 am

This looks so delicious! So glad you shared it last weekend at The Weekend re-Treat!

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  March 12th, 2013 at 9:09 am
  
  Thanks Shauna :)
  
Cynthia Landrie
says:
February 28th, 2013 at 5:50 pm

This looks so wonderful! It has all of my favorites in it! I have it on the menu for next week! I am pinning it and sharing it on my facbook!

Cynthia at http://FeedingBig.com

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  February 28th, 2013 at 10:35 pm
  
  I’m so glad you like the recipe Cynthia! Watch this space for more recipes like this in the future!
  
Dawn
says:
February 28th, 2013 at 12:09 am

I love a good stir fry. Thanks for sharing with us at In and Out of the Kitchen.
Dawn co host
http:// spatulasonparade.blogspot.com

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  February 28th, 2013 at 9:43 am
  
  Thanks for hosting!

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