This is an easy recipe for Chicken and Pea Pods. Cut up all the vegetables you will be using. I used pea pods, garlic scapes, celery, mushrooms and carrots. I got the pea pods and garlic scapes from the clean food network. I had never used garlic scapes before but they are wonderful! They are the top part of the garlic bulb that is cut just before it flowers. They have a mild garlic flavor. In place of them you can use garlic and green onions if you desire.
Chicken and Pea Pods
Author: Mary Ellen
Serves: Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. chicken breast cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- pepper
- 1/2 lb. pea pods - remove strings if necessary
- 3 carrots peeled and cut into circles
- 1/2 lb. mushrooms
- garlic scapes
- additional garlic if you desire
- 1/2 cup celery or bok choy
- oil for sauteeing
- Sauce:
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
Instructions
- After you cut the chicken into strips mix the corn starch, soy sauce and pepper together and mix into the chicken. Set aside while you chop up the vegetables.
- Mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Add some oil to the pan. Saute the chicken in a pan until cooked throughout over high heat. This will only take several minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan to a plate and set aside while you saute the vegetables.
- Add a little more oil if needed to the pan. Add the garlic scapes, carrots, mushrooms and celery. Saute until tender crisp. Stir in pea pods and cover the pan with a lid for about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken and add sauce. Stir while adding the sauce. As soon as it is thickened it is done.
- Serve over rice.
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