Sesame Chicken With Snow Peas

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 1/4 lbs boneless chicken, cut into 3/4-inch chunks
• 6 teaspoons canola oil
• 2 green onions, sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 -4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili paste
• 4 cups snow peas
• brown rice, for serving
• toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 whisk together 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, and honey; toss in the chicken and marinate 20 minutes.
• 2 heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a skillet over medium high heat; brown chicken in batches (discard marinade), about 3 to 5 minutes each, adding oil between batches.
• 3 transfer chicken to a plate and wipe out skillet.
• 4 add 2 teaspoons oil, cook green onions (reserve some of the green tops for garnish), ginger, and garlic and cook 1 minute.
• 5 whisk together broth, sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, chili paste, and remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce; add to skillet.
• 6 cook until it thickens, about 3 to 4 minutes; stir in sesame oil.
• 7 meanwhile, steam snow peas in a steamer basket placed over boiling water, until crisp tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• 8 return chicken to skillet to heat through.
• 9 serve over brown rice, with snow peas on the side.
• 10 garnish with reserved green onions and sesame seeds.