10 Minute Szechuan Chicken

5.0(18)

This is a very simple recipe that produces stunning results. Szechuan cooking is usually pretty spicy, but this recipe is surprisingly mild. I like to jack it up a bit with some hot sauce, but my family doesn't like spicy food, so I do my own at the table.

by Mirj2338·published 2003-03-26

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Chicken Breast

Servings

4 serving(s)

Total time

35 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

183 kcal

Ingredients (14)

serves

1 tablespoon corn oilcorn-oil
1 tablespoon sesame oilsesame-oil
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubeschicken-breast
2 tablespoons cornstarchcornstarch
3 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
1/4 cup soy saucesoy-sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegarrice-wine-vinegar
1/2 red bell pepper, juliennedbell-pepper
1 carrot, juliennedcarrot
1 small zucchini, juliennedzucchini
1/4 cup chicken brothchicken-broth
1 tablespoon light brown sugarbrown-sugar
1 bunch scallion, cut diagonally in 1-inch piecesscallion
hot cooked rice

Instructions (8 steps)

01Heat the oils in a wok over high heat.
02Toss the cubed chicken breast in a bowl with the cornstarch to coat.
03

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