Kung Pao Chicken With Broccoli - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 teaspoon sugar
2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cubed
4 tablespoons peanut oil
1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
5 green onions, chopped (both white and green)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
3 cups small broccoli florets
1/2 cup salted peanuts
freshly steamed rice

Preparation

Blend water, soy sauce, cornstarch, Sherry and sugar in bowl, set aside.
Toss chicken with 1 tblsp cornstarch to coat.
Heat 2 tblsps oil in wok over high heat.
Add chilies and cook until blackened, about 2 minutes.
Add chicken and cook until browned, stirring frequently, 1-2 minutes.
Remove chicken using slotted spoon.
Set aside.
Add remaining 2 tblsps oil to wok.
Add green onions, garlic and ginger and stir-fry 1 minute.
Add broccoli and stir-fry 2 minutes.
Stir sauce and add to wok.
Cover and cook until sauce is thickened and broccoli is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes more.
Mix in chicken and peanuts and heat.
Serve with rice.