As a blogger, I create a lot of different recipes for Kitchen Sanctuary and for other websites too. That means we’re usually eating something different at least 3 or 4 times a week. This recipe (and the beef version) is one of those old favourites on my regular recipe rotation list for those days I don’t have to cook up something new. Super quick to prepare and easily made gluten free too. I put the rice on first, then everything else is cooked and ready by the time the rice has finished cooking. First coat the chicken in seasoned cornflour (cornstarch): Fry in hot oil in a wok until crispy. Then remove from the wok. Add garlic and ginger to the wok: Followed by broccoli and chillies (chillies are optional - if you don’t like it hot, leave them out). Meanwhile make the sauce with lime juice, soy sauce and sugar. You can make this recipe gluten free by replacing the soy sauce with tamari (see further tip in the recipe card) Remove the broccoli from the pan and add in the sauce. Let it bubble for a few minutes until reduced and syrupy. Then add the broccoli and chicken back and stir. Then serve with the rice that should just have finished cooking!
You can also make this using leftover meat from other meals. If we have a roast dinner and there’s leftover cooked chicken/beef/pork and even lamb, we cut it into thin slices and freeze, ready for making an even quicker version of this meal. One of my friends tested it out with prawns too, and it worked a treat! Fancy a super quick and easy desert after this quick and easy Crispy Chilli Chicken? then why not try my Caramel Chocolate Mug Cake or my PB&J Mug Cake. If you love this recipe then you definitely need to try my Crispy Sesame Chicken, its one of the most popular recipes on the blog.
The Crispy Chilli Chicken with Broccoli Recipe:
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