Green Bean Stir Fry

Green Bean Stir Fry with chicken is an easy 30 minute meal that is healthy and easy to make. This stir fry has savory Chinese flavors, juicy pieces of chicken and blistered green beans. Serve over Short Grain Brown Rice for a complete meal.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Chicken and Green Beans, Chicken Green Bean Stir Fry, Green Bean Stir Fry,

Prep Time 12

Cook Time 18

Servings Servings

Calories 269kcal

Author Heather

Ingredients

Chicken and Marinade

12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts *sliced thinly
4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil *divided, See Note #1 below
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Green Beans

2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
12 ounces green beans *ends trimmed and cut in half or bite sized pieces
1/2 cup chicken broth

Stir Fry

2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
5 large garlic cloves *minced or crushed, about 1 1/2 tablespoons
1/2 inch fresh ginger *peeled and grated
1 large yellow onion (aka brown onion) *cut into larger bite sized pieces
1/2 cup Shaoxing wine *or sherry
1/2 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 cup chicken broth

Instructions

Thinly slice chicken and place into a medium sized bowl. To the chicken add oil, oyster sauce, soy sauce and cornstarch. Stir well and let marinate for 10 mins. See Note #2 below
Meanwhile, wash and prepare green beans, garlic and ginger and cut onion. See Note #3 below
In a small bowl mix together chili garlic sauce, soy sauce and cornstarch. Set aside.

Chicken

Place a wok or large fry pan on high heat on the largest burner. Once the pan is heated just to the point of slightly smoking add oil and swish the oil to coat the wok. See Note #4 below
Add chicken in a single layer and sear for 1-2 minutes not moving the pieces. Using a long handled wooden spoon or long handled wooden spatula for stir frying begin tossing the chicken while it cooks, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and transfer chicken to a large bowl. See Note #5 below

Green Beans

Place wok back on the same burner with the highest heat. Add oil and once the wok begins to slightly smoke add green beans. Toss and cook for 2-3 minutes and then add chicken broth. Let green beans continue to cook tossing occasionally until chicken broth evaporates. Turn off heat and transfer green beans to the same bowl that the chicken is in. See Note #6 below

Stir Fry

Place wok back on same burner with the same heat. Add remaining oil, garlic and ginger. Let cook for 30 seconds and then add onion. Stir fry onion tossing consistently until sweating, about 2-3 minutes. Add wine and continue tossing for another 1-2 minutes.
Add in chili garlic sauce mixture and continue tossing for 1 minute. Add the remaining chicken broth and toss for another minute. Turn off heat and add chicken and green beans back to the wok. Toss well and serve immediately over rice. See Note #7 below

Notes

Recipe Notes

Note #1- 2 teaspoons of toasted sesame oil is for marinating the chicken and 2 teaspoons is for stir frying the chicken. However, I often will use a full tablespoon when stir frying chicken.

Note #2- Marinating the meat for about 10 minutes with the oil, soy sauce and oyster sauce enhances the flavor and helps to seal in the juices of the chicken. Preparing the chicken first before the other ingredients is the most time efficient way to make this stir fry.

Note #3- Cut the onion, green beans and chicken into bite sized pieces that are a little more on the larger size. The heat while cooking will cause them to shrink a little, making then the perfect size for eating.

Note #4- For the best smokey seared flavor it is imperative to stir fry over high heat. Additionally, the wok should be just to the point that it is slightly smoking before adding the high heat oil such as sesame oil. Also, it is important to cook the ingredients in stages to ensure the wok is not overcrowded. Stir frying smaller amounts helps to keep the wok hot giving the final product the tasty seared flavor.

Note #5- Stir frying the meat first and then letting it rest off of the heat seals in the juices and ensures that the meat does not over cook.

Note #6- Stir frying the green beans first in sesame oil blisters the beans and imparts flavor from the oil. The second stage of cooking with the chicken broth cooks the beans to the perfect crisp and yet tender texture.

Note #7- 1/4- 1/2 cup of chicken broth may be used at this stage. The total amount will depend on how saucy you prefer your stir fry.

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