Five Spice, Soy & Honey Chicken
Easy, quick midweek Chinese inspired chicken and broccoli recipe
Ingredients
For the dredging
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp five spice powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Chicken & broccoli
- 400 g chicken breast diced
- 1 tbsp cooking oil we use rapeseed
- 100 g fresh broccoli chopped into bitesize pieces
- 150 g white rice (dry) or 2 servings
For the sauce
- 50 ml runny honey
- 50 ml soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 gloves garlic grated
- 1 thumb sized piece ginger grated
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine together the ingredients for your dredging mixture and then toss the diced chicken through to coat well
- In a separate bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients - use a whisk to combine well
- In a hot frying pan with cooking oil, fry the chicken pieces until cooked through (timing varies based on the size of chicken pieces you're using)
- In a saucepan, simmer the sauce mixture for roughly 7-8 minutes until thickened
- Once the chicken is almost cooked, add the thickened sauce to the frying pan with the broccoli and stir well to combine. Allow to simmer for 2 minutes more until the broccoli begins to soften
- Serve the chicken and broccoli with cooked white rice