Spicy Szechuan Stir-Fry

Name: Spicy Szechuan Stir-Fry
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters broccoli florets; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken, pounded thin and cut into 1-inch thick strips; 1 Tbsp chile paste; 59 milliliters dry sherry; 1 Tbsp garlic, minced; 2 Tbsps ginger, minced; 59 milliliters green peppers, julienned; 237 milliliters onions, julienned; 1 Tbsp Szechuan peppercorns; 59 milliliters red peppers, julienned; 4 servings Salt; 59 milliliters scallions, cut thinly on the bias; 237 milliliters shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 2 Tbsps thin soy sauce; 59 milliliters yellow peppers, julienned

Spicy Szechuan Stir-Fry might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 395 calories, 25g of protein, and 25g of fat each. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have peppers, garlic, sherry, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat a small, dry saucepan. When the saucepan is hot, add the Szechuan peppercorns and, shaking the pan constantly, toast until the peppercorns are fragrant.

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Peppercorns

Toast

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Sauce Pan

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Remove from the heat.

Place the peppercorns in a spice grinder and grind. Season the chicken pieces with the peppercorns and salt and set aside.

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Chicken Pieces

Peppercorns

Salt

Heat a large wok over high heat. When the wok is hot, add the oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Wok

Add the ginger, garlic and onions and stir-fry for 1 minute.

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Garlic

Ginger

Onion

Add the chicken, broccoli, peppers, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sherry and chile paste. Stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are cooked, but al dente, about 5 minutes.

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Shiitake Mushrooms