Takeout Style Chicken and Snow Peas
User Reviews
3.9
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
6 mins
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Marinating time
15 mins
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Total Time
16 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
209 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Takeout Style Chicken and Snow Peas
Description
This dish starts with thin strips of chicken breast treated with baking soda to tenderize the meat before rinsing and drying. Snow peas are trimmed and combined with sliced garlic and green onions for aromatic freshness. The sauce blends chicken stock, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and a small amount of sugar and black pepper to create a balanced, savory glaze.
Cooking involves quickly stir-frying the chicken at high heat, followed by adding the snow peas and aromatics to retain their crunch. The sauce is poured over the ingredients to thicken, coating the chicken and vegetables evenly. The resulting texture is tender chicken with crisp-tender vegetables in a smooth, flavorful sauce.
This recipe works well as a quick midweek dinner served with rice or noodles. The mild heat and balance of savory, sweet, and slightly nutty sesame flavor make it a versatile option.
Note that baking soda is a key tenderizing agent and should be fully rinsed off to avoid off-flavors. Chinese cooking wine provides distinctive depth but can be substituted with dry sherry if unavailable.
Ingredients
For the stir fry
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda see note 1
- 2 cups snow peas
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 green onion
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
For the sauce
- ¼ cup chicken stock or broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine - see note 2
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- pinch black pepper white is traditional
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Slice the chicken into thin strips and place in a not metallic bowl.
- Sprinkle over the baking soda and leave for 15 minutes.
Whilst the chicken is marinating:
- Trim the snow peas, peel and slice the garlic and thinly slice the sting onion and set them all to one side.
- Rinse the chicken really well to remove any traces of baking soda and then pat dry with some kitchen paper. (This can be down up to 4 hours ahead of time)
- In a small bowl mix the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Pour the oil into a large skillet or fry pan over a high heat and let it get hot.
- Add the chicken and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add in the snow peas and chopped green onions and cook for 2 minutes until softened.
- Turn the heat down to medium, then add in the garlic, give the sauce a stir and pour it over the meat.
- Cook for a minute or so until the sauce has thickened and has coated the meat and veg.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Baking soda effectively tenderizes chicken but must be rinsed well after marinating to remove any bitter taste.
- Chinese cooking wine adds depth and aroma; substitutes like dry sherry work if unavailable.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 209 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 209kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 920mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 542mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 595IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 31.6mg | 35% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
3.9
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