Broccoli Honey Chicken
This broccoli honey chicken recipe is a delicious combination of chicken breast fillets, fresh broccoli, an sweet and sour Asian style marinade and a rich cream based gravy. The dish is easy to
prepare and the ingredients harmonizing perfectly together making it a healthy and aromatic low fat meal for any occasion.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
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Cooking time: at least 30 minutes
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Resting time: at least 2 hours up to 12 hours in the fridge
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Total time needed: at least 2 H 45 minutes
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Grade of Difficulty: standard
This recipe was inspired by Katzelalu you can find her recipe in German language here
Ingredients
for
Broccoli Honey Chicken
Marinated chicken pieces- Olive oil for frying
- 2 chicken breast fillets, skinned and cut into bite sized chunks
- 500 gram / 17.6 oz of fresh broccoli, cut into roses
For the marinade
- 1 tsp. finely chopped red cayenne chili pepper
- 2 tbs. soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. honey (optional use apricot- or strawberry jam instead)
- 1 tsp. finely chopped ginger
- 1 tsp. finely chopped garlic
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tbs. starch
- 1 tbs. bread crumbs
For the Sauce
- 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 150 ml / 5 oz. chicken stock (warm)
- 50 ml / 1.7 oz fresh cream
- 2 tbs. honey (optional use apricot- or strawberry instead)
- 1 tbs. linseeds
- 1 tbs. sesame seeds
- 2 tsp. origanum
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Add all ingredients for the marinade to a bowl and blend them well
- Add chicken pieces to the bowl and cover them with the marinade
- Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let it rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Once the time is up add oil to a deep pan and fry the chicken pieces from all sides till they are golden brown but not completely done
- Remove the chicken from the pan, place in a bowl, cover with a towel and put aside
- Add a little more oil, the broccoli and garlic to the pan, cover pan with a lid and saute them on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring the broccoli once or twice to prevent it from burning
- Remove broccoli roses with a slotted spoon, place in a bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and put aside for the moment
- Quench heat of the pan with the chicken stock
- Add cream, honey and the seeds and stir till the sauce is beginning to boil
- Carefully place chicken pieces and broccoli back into the pan, cover with the lid, reduce stove heat to low and let chicken and broccoli heat up again
- Once the sauce is beginning to boil again let all gently simmer for 10 minutes
- Use a fork to check if broccoli pieces are done
- Add salt and pepper to taste, gently mix all ingredients in the pan and serve hot
We enjoyed the dish on a bed of steamed rice that we prepared on another plate of the stove while the broccoli honey chicken was cooking.
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