Teriyaki Chicken Sauté with Peas + Carrots

- Dairy Free
- Low Carb/Paleo
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Ingredients
- 11⁄4 cups Basmati Rice (Brown)
- 3 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1⁄2 cup Soy Sauce
- 1⁄2 cup Stock (or substitute water)
- 1⁄3 cup Honey (or brown sugar)
- 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger (finely minced)
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter (cold, plus a little more for rice if you like)
- 1 pound Chicken Thighs, Boneless/Skinless
- 2 Tablespoons Canola Oil (or less, to taste - divided)
- 3 Carrots
- 3⁄4 pound Sugar Snap Peas
- 1 bunch Green Onion
- 1 Tablespoon White Sesame Seeds
Cooking Instructions
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1. RICE
Rinse the rice and place it in a small pot with a fitted lid. Add the water and salt, bring to a boil. Stir well, then turn down the heat to low and cover. Steam the rice, without peeking at it, for 35 - 40 minutes or until the water has absorbed and the rice is tender. I like to turn off the heat and add a teaspoon of butter to it, cover and let it sit for another 5 - 10 minutes, but that is optional.
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2. SAUCE
While rice is cooking, make the sauce. Combine the liquid ingredients (soy sauce, stock, honey, vinegar) in a small pan and bring to a simmer. While that’s heating up, grate or mince the garlic and ginger as finely as you can manage - a microplane or box grater works, or just chop away until it’s fine. Add the garlic and ginger and simmer for 1 minute.
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3. THICKEN
In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and an equal amount of water (making the recipe for 4 calls for 1 Tablespoon cornstarch, so mix with 1 Tablespoon of water). When that is smooth, stir it into the boiling soy sauce mixture on the stove top. Use a rubber spatula and stir constantly until it returns to a boil and you will see it thicken up before your eyes. Once it coats the spoon or boils for 1 minute, turn off the heat and stir in the knob of butter. Set aside.
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4. CHICKEN PREP
Slice the chicken into thin strips - ideally across the grain of the meat. Place in a small bowl and drizzle with a bit of the oil to very lightly coat the pieces.
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5. STIR FRY PREP
Scrub the carrots clean, then trim off the very end. Slice on a thin diagonal to make slices about a ¼” thick. Set aside in a bowl.
Trim the ends and strings off of the snap peas and either leave them whole (for less chopping) or slice them in ½ on an angle (for fancy looking peas and bite size pieces). Set them aside in a separate bowl.
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6. COOK
Heat a large nonstick pan over high heat and add about ½ of the remaining oil - or less, you can really add this to taste and as needed to neatly stir fry - coconut oil, butter or other oil variety is just fine). When it’s hot, add the chicken pieces in one layer. It’s likely that you’ll have to do 2 batches, don’t try to force them all in or they will steam and not brown nicely. Cook for about 2 - 3 minutes on one side, then flip to the other side. When they’re browned and mostly cooked through, lift the chicken out onto a plate and repeat with the second batch of chicken
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7. VEGGIES
When both batches of chicken are done, add the carrots to the empty pan. Stir fry for about 3 minutes. Add the peas and cook for 2 more minutes.
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8. ADD SAUCE
When the peas are bright green, add the chicken and any juices back to the pan. Add in about ½ of the sauce to start and stir to coat. You can turn the heat down to medium-high at this point. Let it return to a simmer and if you’d like, add more sauce to taste. If it has become way too thick, you can actually add a Tablespoon or so of water to loosen it up again.
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9. GREEN ONION
Slice the green onion and add. Add sesame seeds or save for garnish.
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10. SERVING
Scoop out a nice pile of rice and top with stir fry and extra green onions or sesame seeds to taste.
Extra sauce holds in the fridge for 2 weeks or you can freeze it. It’s great to have this sauce ready to go and is delicious brushed on fish, chicken, tofu or veggies on the outdoor grill.
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