Chicken or Beef Vegetable Stirfry

INGREDIENTS

500g chicken breast or beef cut into cubes

1-2 Tbsp olive oil

2 large heads broccoli cut into florets 

1 small onion sliced into strips

200g button mushrooms thickly sliced

2 large carrots julienned 

pepper to taste 

SAUCE:

1 cup chicken stock 

4 Tbsp Soy sauce

2 Tbsp brown sugar or honey

1.5 Tbsp sesame oil

1.5 tsp fresh ginger grated

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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. In a bowl combine all of the sauce ingredients and mix to dissolve sugar. Set sauce aside. 

  2. Cut chicken or beef into bite-sized pieces and season lightly with pepper. 

  3. Heat a large pan or wok and add 1 Tbsp oil. Add chicken or beef in a single layer and let it get a good sear then stir fry until golden brown and cooked through. 

  4. Remove from pan and keep in bowl. 

  5. In the same pan, add another 1 Tbsp oil along with broccoli florets, julienned carrots, sliced onion and sliced mushrooms. Stir fry 4-5 minutes or until mushrooms are softened then reduce heat to a simmer. 

  6. Pour sauce over vegetables and simmer for 4-5 minutes. 

  7. Return chicken or beef to the pan and stir another 1 minute or until heated through.

  8. Serve on basmati rice, cauliflower rice or mix through zoodles or Konjac.