For years, my husband has been cooking this amazing dish of Chinese chicken and green beans and let me tell you that the name does not do it justice. Chicken and green beans sounds so plain and ordinary but this dish is none of that! This Chinese chicken is full of bold and delicious flavors and rivals the best Chinese restaurants!
This recipe originally comes from Chinese Grandma and it has never failed us once! We have put a few tweaks on it over time but it is still true to the original recipe.
The techniques used in this recipe are fairly straight forward. Once you begin working with this recipe, these steps will help you master a lot of Asian cooking techniques. The techniques are mostly in the preparation and the how to cook everything fast and on high heat.
If you do not do lots of Asian style cooking, I like to emphasize that the bulk of the work is on the front end, or the preparation. This includes all the dicing, chopping and preparation of the ingredients.
Once this is all done, the cooking actually takes very little time. Knowing this, it makes a great meal to prep ahead of time and have all ready to cook when it is dinnertime.
What I love about this recipe:
- It works with basic ingredients most people have or can get at the store.
- It does not take a lot of time to make which makes it a great dish for weekdays in addition to weekends.
- In my opinion, it tastes so much better than chicken dishes from Chinese restaurants.
We love making this dish on Fridays or the weekend in place of takeout. Although this dish is easy to make, it tastes so good that it makes a great alternative to ordering out.
If you like making your own restaurant style meals at home, you will like:
- Easy Weeknight Korean Beef
- Pepper steak
- Spaghetti with Pork Bolognese
- Indian Garlic Soup
- Venezuelan Arepas (cornmeal sandwiches stuffed with meat and cheese!)
- Mushroom and Herb Pizza
- Loaded sheet Pan Nachos
- Seared Steak with Mushroom Cognac Sauce
I hope you try this one out. Once you try this amazing dish I am sure you will be hooked!
Chinese Chicken with Green Beans
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breast about 3-4 chicken breasts
- 1 pound green beans I buy 1 bag at the store
- 4 tablespoon Vegetable oil
Marinade
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sherry I sometimes use balsamic vinegar if I don't have Sherry on hand
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry or balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated fine
Garnish
- 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds optional but recomended
Instructions
- Snap the ends of of the green beans.
- Dice chicken into ½-inch pieces then add to a bowl
- Add marinade ingredients to chicken
- Mix well then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Prepare stir fry sauce
- Add brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, sherry, ginger and garlic to a small bowl.
- Add cornstarch and stir well.
- Heat two tablespoons of oil in an large skillet over medium-high heat
- Add green beans. You will hear lots of sizzling here. Use long tongs to turn beans over while cooking so that they do not burn
- Remove green beans from the pan and set aside.
- Add remainder of oil to the pan.
- Add chicken and stir to separate pieces until fully cooked, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add stir fry sauce to pan and mix it in well.
- Add green beans back to the pan and toss well making sure to coat the green beans in the sauce.
- Remove from heat.
- Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
- Serve immediately with a side of rice
Nutrition
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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Jeff says
Well this was certainly good!