There are many different chicken breast recipes used in cooking Oriental foods. One of the things all these chicken breast recipes have in common is that they all involve using rice and soya sauce. You can mix the rice in with the chicken breast in some of the chicken breast recipes or you can serve the chicken with the rice as a side dish. If you ordinarily do not prepare Oriental chicken breast recipes, you may have to do some shopping on order to have all the ingredients you need to prepare this sample dish. Consult the list of ingredients and prepare a shopping list so that you will always have what you need on hand.
Recipe for Oriental Chicken Breasts
Ingredients:
3 boneless ,skinless chicken breasts (you can buy boneless chicken breasts or you can debone and remove the skin from bone-in chicken breasts)
2 tbsp of cooking oil (olive oil works well and is a healthy choice)
1 ½ cups of sliced mushrooms
½ cup of sliced celery
½ cup of green pepper, finely chopped
½ cup of red pepper, finely chopped
½ cup of green onion, finely chopped
1 can of bamboo shoots, drained
2 tbsp of dry sherry
2 tbsp of soya sauce
2 tbsp of cornstarch
½ can of chicken broth
3 cups of cooked rice – steaming hot
Directions:
Cut the boneless, skinless chicken breast into slices. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the sliced chicken. Saute for four or five minutes. Add the vegetables (celery, mushrooms, peppers, bamboo shoots and onions) to the chicken and stir dry for a further 3 or 4 minutes.
Next add the sherry and the soya sauce to the mixture in the pan. Cover and let cook for two minutes.
To make a thick sauce, combine the cornstarch with the chicken broth in a small pot and cook until it thickens, stirring constantly.
Remove the chicken from the pan and place in a serving dish. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve spooned over hot rice.
This dish will give you enough for 6 servings.
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